Images & Animations
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Credit
Robert Simmon, NASA GSFC
New crust is formed along the mid-ocean ridges. Plumes of upwelling magma push the plates apart along these ridges at a rate of 1 - 5 cm per year. Underwater volcanoes--black smokers--are a common feature of the ridges.
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Sensor
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Visualization Date
2000-02-07
