University of Houston Geologists Discover Powerful 'River of Rocks' Below Caribbean
March 12, 2021
March 12, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, March 12 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release:
Geologists have long thought tectonic plates move because they are pulled by the weight of their sinking portions and that an underlying, hot, softer layer called asthenosphere serves as a passive lubricant. But a team of geologists at the University of Houston has found that layer is actually flowing vigorously, moving fast enough to drive plate motions.
In their study pub . . .
Geologists have long thought tectonic plates move because they are pulled by the weight of their sinking portions and that an underlying, hot, softer layer called asthenosphere serves as a passive lubricant. But a team of geologists at the University of Houston has found that layer is actually flowing vigorously, moving fast enough to drive plate motions.
In their study pub . . .