rift rock (IMAGE)

Penn State

rift rock

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Rocks collected from Kilbourne Hole crater in New Mexico revealed the thinning lithosphere in the Rio Grande continental rift provides heat necessary to stabilize continents over billions of years.

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Penn State

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