Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, in a layer called the mantle, heat builds up and pulses, causing rock to slowly rise toward the crust. This movement is known as a mantle upwelling, and it plays a major role in forming volcanoes, breaking continents apart, and even creating new ocean basins. In East Africa, the Afar Depression is famous among geologists …
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