Beneath Earth's Crust, Hot Rocks Creep As Oceanic Plates Plunge Toward the Core
When you buy through link on our site , we may take in an affiliate military commission . Here ’s how it works . The deep part of Earth ’s middle stratum is on the move . New research finds that thelower mantle , located between 410 miles and 621 miles ( 660 and 1,000 kilometers ) beneath the Earth ’s crust , is more active than previously believed . This rich layer flows and deforms busily at subduction zones , where slabs of oceanic crust plunge down through the Earth ’s layer like sinking ships ....