fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-28 months agoRoots of Mother Appalachiamander.xyzimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1837arrow-down110file-text
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minus-squareElHexo [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·8 months agoI think they were as tall as the Alps are now - because the crust essentially “floats” on the mantle as mountains are eroded (and glaciers slide off), the land gradually rises
minus-squarecalculusqu33nlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agohttps://www.brown.edu/news/2016-11-21/appalachians :)) so cool, i love science so much
I think they were as tall as the Alps are now - because the crust essentially “floats” on the mantle as mountains are eroded (and glaciers slide off), the land gradually rises
https://www.brown.edu/news/2016-11-21/appalachians :)) so cool, i love science so much