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Chinese Modeling Links Mantle Plumes to 40,000 Undersea Seamounts

Chinese Modeling Links Mantle Plumes to 40,000 Undersea Seamounts

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences used supercomputer modeling to explain how mantle plumes formed more than 40,000 undersea seamounts. The work provides insight into large-scale processes that shape oceanic crust and seafloor topography.

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Chinese scientists explain formation of more than 40,000 undersea seamounts