02 Apr, 2008
Continents Loss Of Dense Matter To Oceans Helps Keep Continents Above The Mantle
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“It appears that our planet has continents because we have an active hydrosphere, so if we want to find a hydrosphere on distant planets, perhaps we should look for continents.”
The research finds continents lose more than 20 percent of their initial mass via chemical reactions involving the Earth’s crust, water and atmosphere. via Science Daily
