Dr. Song, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IMAGE)

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Dr. Song, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Illinois geology professor Xiaodong Song is a co-author of a new study that suggests rips in the upper mantle layer of the Indian tectonic plate are responsible for the locations of earthquakes and the surface deformation seen in southern Tibet.

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