Ancient rocks from Western Australia suggest Earth was already dragging surface water into its mantle and using it to generate volcanoes 3.1 billion years ago — through a primitive recycling process that may have preceded modern plate tectonics
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"Ancient rocks from Western Australia suggest Earth was already dragging surface water into its mantle and using it to generate volcanoes 3.1 billion years ago — through a primitive recycling process that may have preceded modern plate tectonics" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (4)
- 3 billion years ago, water may have been shaping Earth’s ancient volcanoes The Economic Times · 8h ago
- Scientists find water was fueling volcanoes 3 billion years ago ScienceDaily · 8h ago
- Water Was Already Sinking Into Earth’s Mantle 3.1 Billion Years Ago, Pilbara Lavas Suggest Nature World News · 8h ago
- Ancient rocks from Western Australia suggest Earth was already dragging surface water into its mantle and using it to generate volcanoes 3.1 billion years ago — through a primitive recycling process that may have preceded modern plate tectonics Space Daily · 8h ago
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