Seismic images of the Colorado plateau region reveal a mantle 'drip' forming under the Grand Canyon area. This hidden process may be responsible for the puzzling uplift of the plateau. See Letter p.461
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Zandt, G., Reiners, P. Lithosphere today .... Nature 472, 420–421 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472420a
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