We reach more than 65,000 registered users in Dec!!

Geology Physics Videos Psychology Sci-Tech Science News

Hot rock and ice: Volcanic chain underlies Antarctica

Like  Save

For the first time, researchers have attempted to measure all the material leaving and entering a mountain range over more than a million years, and discovered that erosion caused by glaciation during ice ages can, in the right circumstances, wear down mountains faster than plate tectonics can build them.

Cite This Article as
Unkown User, "Hot rock and ice: Volcanic chain underlies Antarctica", MachPrinciple, December 12, 2015, https://machprinciple.com/post/Hot-rock-and-ice-Volcanic-chain-underlies-Antarctica

    No tags found for this post

Leave a comment

0Likes

0Comments

Like   Share Share