Plume drives super volcano (IMAGE)

GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung

Plume drives super volcano

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The 3-D illustration shows the so-called mantle plume feeding the super volcano which forced the plates apart. The arrows indicate the different movements.

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Alisha Steinberger

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