Comparative planetology

Comparative planetology: Plate tectonics.

On Earth, we have plate tectonics. This means that continental plates move over, under, around, and next to each other, floating over the mantle of the Earth.

http://www.geo.lsa.umich.edu/~crlb/COURSES/270/gs270.html

There are some wicked cool movies at Tanya Atwater's animations site. Check out "Pangea" and "Southern California, 20 Ma to Present."

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