No Plate Tectonics? No Problem, Says Life
On Earth, long-term geochemical cycling facilitated by plate tectonics is argued to be the most significant factor for habitability. Plate tectonics allows heat to move from the mantle into the […]
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Europa’s Surface May Be an Analog to Plate Tectonics on Earth
The theory of plate tectonics is seminal in the geosciences, providing a testable framework to understand the existence and distribution of mountain belts, rifts, and basins on Earth. However, no […]
Exoplanet Plate Tectonics May Have Required an Early Start
Getting an early start may have helped rocky exoplanets in the race for habitability, according to researchers at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Plate tectonics is considered an important factor […]
New Isotopic Constraints Support Early Plate Tectonics on Earth and Rapid Mantle Mixing
The differentiation of silicate mantles in the terrestrial planets can be traced by examining the Sm-Nd (samarium-neodymium) isotopic system in available mantle-derived samples. For example, the decay of 146Sm yields […]
VOLCANISM, PLATE TECTONICS, HYDROTHERMAL VENTS AND LIFE
23 August-1 September 2016 Azores, Portugal The course aims to give participants a thorough introduction into influence of volcanism, plate tectonics on life and the role of hydrothermal vents in […]