fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-21 year agoRoots of Mother Appalachiamander.xyzimagemessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1849arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1838arrow-down1imageRoots of Mother Appalachiamander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square73fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareElHexo [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year 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-up3·1 year 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