University of Houston researchers claims to have found evidence of an additional layer of possible tectonic plates in the water-rich area of Earth's mantle, 440-660 km below the surface. The plate, found beneath the Pacific island of Tonga, was subducted into the mantle millions of years ago but got stabilised there instead of being recycled like traditional plates, they reported.
By Sri Ram | May 25, 2017 10:16 PM #tectonic plates
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