Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

Despite the risks, data on the Mona Rift remains limited due to a lack of previous drilling expeditions, making it an ideal location for ROV-based research. Investigating this region’s geology ...

As well as the basalt that is erupted into the valley and injected into the rocks below to create new ocean floor, sedimentary rocks will also be deposited within the rift valley. At first the rift ...

As the magma cooled it forced the existing sea-floor away from the Rift on either side. This theory accounted for and united several separate puzzles in marine geology: the youth of the ocean ...

Despite the risks, data on the Mona Rift remains limited due to a lack of previous drilling expeditions, making it an ideal location for ROV-based research. Investigating this region's geology can ...

4-week course in New Mexico studying geologic field methods and the geologic history of North America The incomparable scenery and geology of the Colorado Plateau in northwestern New Mexico and the ...

As the magma cooled it forced the existing sea-floor away from the Rift on either side. This theory accounted for and united several separate puzzles in marine geology: the youth of the ocean ...