Pillars of hot rock appear to connect continental-size moving blobs at the bottom of Earth's mantle to giant volcanic eruptions at its surface. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

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NASA scientists say the images provide far more than just a striking never-before-seen view of the Martian geography. Studying the features detailed in Odyssey's photos could help NASA prepare for ...

Over millions of years, the Earth’s upper layers have performed a dance that has created mountains, volcanoes, continents, ridges and ocean trenches. Tectonic plates play a key role in this process.