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Barely 6% of its mass peaks above the waves; the rest is a colossal continental crust that stretched and sank after breaking away from Gondwana.
Geology
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At 4,400 million years old, these tiny minerals from Australia proved that the planet hosted liquid water and solid crust much earlier than science believed.
Geology
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The colossal block of oceanic crust and deep rock that rode over a continent instead of sinking into the abyss
Geology
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In the Horn of Africa, three tectonic plates are pulling apart in slow motion, allowing geologists to witness the birth of a sea in real time.