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Lithosphere
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Space science
Discovered a series of utopian planets with a ground like... eggshells
The eggshell planet will have a shell identical to some of the lowlands on Venus.
Discover science
The bottom of North America plate tectonics is
This is the reason why the Southeastern United States, though not on the tectonic plate boundaries (like Japan), still suffers from several earthquakes in recent times.
Discover science
The huge diamond treasure is
Research by a group of geologists at the National Institute of Geophysical Research in India suggests that it may have hidden a huge natural diamond mine that has been m…
Discover science
The process of dripping lithosphere below the surface of the Earth
There are some parts of the world where the kinetic activity below the surface of the Earth cannot be detected.
Space science
The ancient Earth is like the moon of Jupiter
Our planet 4 billion years ago is very likely to be like the moon Io is always busy with Jupiter's volcanic activity.
Space science
Find the lost lithosphere millions of years ago
Geographers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have identified the location of a massive mass of earthy lithosphere 15 million years ago. Thanks to the di…
Environment
The anger of the Pacific Ring of Fire
Located close to the junction of four lithosphere segments, in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan was subjected to continuous earthquakes every time these plates rushed tog…
Environment
Africa and Saudi Arabia are separate
Two giant pieces of lithosphere form Africa and Saudi Arabia are increasingly leaving each other. That is the research result drawn by an international team of geologist…