fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyz • edit-28 months agoRoots of Mother Appalachiaimagemessage-square19 fedilinkarrow-up1247file-text
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https://www.cntraveler.com/story/appalachian-mountains-may-have-once-been-as-tall-as-the-himalayas Show Show
minus-squareElHexo [comrade/them]hexbear5·8 months 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 link
minus-squarecalculusqu33n@lemmy.mlhexbear3·8 months agohttps://www.brown.edu/news/2016-11-21/appalachians :)) so cool, i love science so much linkfedilink
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