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I think that the article implies something rare, but subduction zones are quite common throughout the world. It's only that they discovered that this area is a
by wyxuan 7y ago
I think that the article implies something rare, but subduction zones are quite common throughout the world. It's only that they discovered that this area is a subduction zone.
- mc32 7y agoWell, sure, it's not rare, but if they are right, this is catching the process in its earliest stages, which would be a rare occurance. >"If confirmed, the new work would be the first time an oceanic plate has been caught in the act of peeling—and it may mark one of the earliest stages of the Atlantic Ocean shrinking…"
- mirimir 7y agoRight. And conversely, there are many examples of early mid-ocean ridges.
- azernik 7y agoThere's more to it than that - this is a subduction zone without the usual surface markers of one, caused by splits between layers of a tectonic plate.