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It’s not easy to find active plate tectonics on other worlds, but doing so may bring us one step closer to finding a planet that can support life.
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Sources:
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nature.com/articles/ngeo2707
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012825220303445
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987115300062
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nature.com/articles/ngeo2814
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iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/524012
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Images:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Planets_everywhere_(artist%E2%80%99s_impression).jpg
istockphoto.com/photo/scenic-air-shot-of-calbuco-volcano-erupting-gm472312286-64072035
nasa.gov/image-feature/tectonically-active-planet-mercury
jpl.nasa.gov/news/cultivating-a-planetary-garden-how-long-does-it-take
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10931
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13635
jpl.nasa.gov/images/illustration-of-trappist-1-planets-as-of-feb-2018
nasa.gov/image-feature/a-glimpse-of-a-rocky-exoplanets-surface
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oceanic_spreading.svg
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20250
Thumbnail Credit:
Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Center
It’s not easy to find active plate tectonics on other worlds, but doing so may bring us one step closer to finding a planet that can support life.
Hosted by: Reid Reimers
SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org
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Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet & Jason A Saslow!
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Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow
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Sources:
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/abe400
nature.com/articles/ngeo2707
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012825220303445
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987115300062
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/lithosphere/article/4/4/286/145626/Structural-analysis-of-the-Valles-Marineris-fault
nature.com/articles/ngeo2814
scientificamerican.com/article/first-marsquake-detected-on-red-planet1
nature.com/articles/s41561-020-0606-1
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2041-8205/725/1/L43
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987117301135
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0019103517308035
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsta.2017.0409
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/524012
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2041-8205/725/1/L43
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/aaa5b4/pdf
arxiv.org/abs/1706.10282
liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ast.2014.1204
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016JE005089
sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/mantle-convection
Images:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Planets_everywhere_(artist%E2%80%99s_impression).jpg
istockphoto.com/photo/scenic-air-shot-of-calbuco-volcano-erupting-gm472312286-64072035
nasa.gov/image-feature/tectonically-active-planet-mercury
jpl.nasa.gov/news/cultivating-a-planetary-garden-how-long-does-it-take
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10931
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13635
jpl.nasa.gov/images/illustration-of-trappist-1-planets-as-of-feb-2018
nasa.gov/image-feature/a-glimpse-of-a-rocky-exoplanets-surface
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oceanic_spreading.svg
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20250
Thumbnail Credit:
Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Center
