Complex morphology of subducted lithosphere in the mantle beneath the Tonga trench
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The extension of the Pacific plate deep into the Earth's mantle is complex and descends along a trajectory. The complex nature of the extension is revealed in the seismic tomographic studies of the Tonga trench in the old Pacific sea floor. The extension occurs without a kink and the characteristic slab morphology is attributed to the subduction system's tectonic evolution.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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High-velocity streams of dust originating from Saturn
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High-velocity submicrometre-sized dust particles expelled from the Jovian system are identified by dust detectors on board several spacecraft. The discovery by the Cassini spacecraft of burst of high-velocity dust particles within ~70 million kilometers of Saturn is reported.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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