fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 years agoRoots of Mother Appalachiamander.xyzimagemessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up1835file-text
arrow-up1835imageRoots of Mother Appalachiamander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square70linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareElHexo [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years 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-squarecalculusqu33n@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years 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