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Superplume Formation Beneath an Ancient Slab (2001)

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Caltech graduate student Eh Tan, working with Dr. Michael Gurnis, has recently discovered a plausible mechanism of generating superplumes at the core mantle boundary. This animation shows the evolution of an ancient slab which is resting at the core mantle boundary for millions of years. More details at http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~gurnis/Movies/Science_Captions/caption_slab-plume...

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