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The Earth's Mantle below the Oceans

Samples collected from the ocean floor reveal how the mantle's convective forces shape the earth's surface, create its crust and perhaps even affect its rotation

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 270 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “The Earth's Mantle below the Oceans” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 270 No. 3 (), p. 44
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0394-44