Bends (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Bends

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A view of the bends of the fracture zones on the Southwest Indian Ridge caused by the slowdown of Africa in response to the Reunion plume head. The image shows the gravity field.

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography,UC San Diego

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