Rocks beneath volcanic hotspots can be surprisingly cool

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk639

Keywords:

Geophysics, Volcanism, Mantle plume, Earth’s interior

Abstract

A new class of cold hotspots is identified by inferring the temperature from Earth’s CT-scan. Scientists need to figure out a new theory to explain its mysterious origin.

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Published

2022-07-15

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Earth & Space