Rock steady: Study reveals new mechanism to explain how continents stabilized
May 08, 2024
May 08, 2024
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news:
Ancient, expansive tracts of continental crust called cratons have helped keep Earth's continents stable for billions of years, even as landmasses shift, mountains rise and oceans form. A new mechanism proposed by Penn State scientists may explain how the cratons formed some 3 billion years ago, an enduring question in the study of Earth's history.
The scientists reported to . . .
Ancient, expansive tracts of continental crust called cratons have helped keep Earth's continents stable for billions of years, even as landmasses shift, mountains rise and oceans form. A new mechanism proposed by Penn State scientists may explain how the cratons formed some 3 billion years ago, an enduring question in the study of Earth's history.
The scientists reported to . . .