Posted on 01/15/2024 9:57:57 PM PST by Red Badger
The Melanesian Boundary Plateau was built in four different volcanic phases
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Scientists have unraveled the mystery behind how a volcanic superstructure the size of Idaho formed beneath the Pacific Ocean.
Called the Melanesian Border Plateau, a team of international researchers determined the more than 85,00-square-mile structure was created when dinosaurs ruled the Earth 145 to 66 million years ago and is still growing to this day.
Researchers used seismic data, rock samples and computer models to identify four periods of volcanic eruptions deep beneath the surface that started 100 million years ago.
The submerged structure was also found to feature rare elements used in smartphones, computers, and medical devices.
The Melanesian Border Plateau, which is larger than Idaho, is located in the South Pacific, far below the ocean's surface
In the new study, an international team of scientists led by Kevin Konrad, assistant professor of geoscience at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, assembled the available data to determine the age of the Melanesian Border Plateau.
During an oceanic expedition in 2013, Konrad and his colleagues collected samples of rock from multiple points around the Melanesian Border Plateau by dredging deep down along its slopes from aboard a ship.
Scientists have known bits and pieces of how the Melanesian Border Plateau formed, but they hadn't been able to build a comprehensive picture until now.
Analyzing the ages and chemical makeup of these rocks helped them put together the pieces of the puzzle.
This research is no simple task, as the water in the area can be up to 2,000 feet deep.
The work offers a glimpse into the forces that built the Earth as we know it, and it may provide insight into what the future of our planet will look like.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Must be filled with potatoes...
I - da - ho is great, except for winter. Mountains to the east, mountains to the west. Perfect imagery. Fully understand the name ….. I - da - ho.
Ever notice that the border between Idaho and Montana is a perfect silhouette profile of Richard Nixon?..................
“Nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded.” - Yogi Berra................
We’ve got more coffee kiosks than Oregon and Washington! How else ya going to stay warm at 25 below?
Maybe it’s a promo for the place - it ain’t just for potatoes anymore - I hear Fani and Kammie are arguing in a promo - each claims “I da ho”....
Wasdaho? Kamala Harris already has that title.
You’re living in your own private Idaho
Living in your own private Idaho (oh)
Underground like a wild potato
Don’t go on the patio
Beware of the pool, blue bottomless pool
It leads you straight right through the gate that opens on the pool
B52s
Oh, ... I thought she was Isdaho!? :)
How many football fields is Idaho?
Boise State has a blue one.
Just 1. The rest is mountains.................
located in the South Pacific, far below the ocean’s surface
Well obviously, if it was above the surface it would be an island and there would be condos on it...
I get it now. This plateau is also the size of Guyana, but since nobody knows how big that is, the editor switched the comparison to Idaho, whose surface area is known to entire middle-school classes that have an Internet connection and can sometimes be talked out of watching porn on the Disney channel during geography class. At least that’s how I think it went down. Also Guyana has to import all its potatoes. So there’s that.
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