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Blog Posts Tagged "mantle plume"

Why Starting a Relationship with a Hotspot is Going to be Complicated

Submitted by Kevin Kurtz on Fri, 12/31/2010 - 18:06
Topics:
  • expedition 330
  • hotspots
  • Louisville seamount trail
  • mantle plume
  • scientific method
  • seamount

Hotspots are like the strong, silent type. On the surface it is obvious they are very powerful, but it is difficult to find out what is going on with them underneath the surface, because there is no way to force your way down there.

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