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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 |
Photo: Slimmer Indian Continent Drifted Ten Times FasterA new study has revealed why the Indian plate (in red on right) travels ten times faster than the Antarctic, Australian, and African plates, which also broke apart from a supercontinent known as Gondwanaland about 150 million years ago. The answer: India's plate is a half to a third as thick. Image courtesy USGS
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