2 giant blobs in Earth's mantle may explain Africa's weird geology - Livescience.com

A massive blob of material under Africa could be contributing to that continent's upheaval.

A 3D view of the blob in Earth's mantle beneath Africa, shown in red, yellow and orange. The cyan represents the core-mantle boundary, blue signifies the surface and transparent gray indicates contin… [+4649 chars]

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