Melt mapped inside Earth's mantle
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2020-10-21
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Cobden, Laura
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Abstract
An analysis of seismic data reveals the location and quantity of melted rock, known as melt, in Earth’s upper mantle. The results show how these factors are correlated with the movement of the planet’s tectonic plates.
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Geophysics, Solid Earth sciences, Taverne, General
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Cobden, L 2020, 'Melt mapped inside Earth's mantle', Nature, vol. 586, no. 7830, pp. 506-507. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02925-x