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Nature 419, 328 (26 September 2002) | doi:10.1038/419328b
Ocean geologists hatch plan to probe ancient zone
David Cyranoski
US and Japanese geologists are planning a major investigation of the Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc, a 2,800-kilometre subduction zone located in the Pacific Ocean south of Japan. Studying the region, where one oceanic plate is sliding underneath another, could shed light on many geological process, including how the first continents formed.
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