Michigan State University Researchers Discover 'Missing' Piece of Hawaii's Formation
November 20, 2020
November 20, 2020
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release:
An oceanic plateau has been observed for the first time in the Earth's lower mantle, 800 kilometers deep underneath Eastern Siberia, pushing Hawaii's birthplace back to 100 million years, says a Michigan State University geophysicist.
The discovery came when Songqiao "Shawn" Wei, an Endowed Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences in MSU's . . .
An oceanic plateau has been observed for the first time in the Earth's lower mantle, 800 kilometers deep underneath Eastern Siberia, pushing Hawaii's birthplace back to 100 million years, says a Michigan State University geophysicist.
The discovery came when Songqiao "Shawn" Wei, an Endowed Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences in MSU's . . .