The Earth's upper mantle (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

The Earth's upper mantle

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The Earth with the upper mantle revealed. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a previously unknown layer of partly molten rock in a key region just below the tectonic plates.

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