Fingers of Heat Revealed beneath Ocean Crust (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Fingers of Heat Revealed beneath Ocean Crust

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Slow-moving seismic waves, hotter than surrounding material, interact with plumes rising from the mantle to affect the formation of hotspot volcanic islands.

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Illustration: Scott French

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