Lijun Liu Map (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Lijun Liu Map

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A topographic map of the area around the Tibetan Plateau, left, and the map view of the composite strong and weak Asian plate model, right. The composite plate strength model -- with the Asian plate stronger in the west (Tarim Basin) and weaker to the east -- results in a topography that is similar to what exists today.

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Graphic courtesy of Lin Chen

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