Illustration Showing Magma Generation Seen from a Cross-Section of Earth's Interior (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Illustration Showing Magma Generation Seen from a Cross-Section of Earth's Interior

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This shows magma generation seen from a cross-section of Earth's interior beneath oceanic ridges.

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Dasgupta Group/Rice University

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