The strait was formed millions of years ago when the tectonic plates between the two islands shifted, reconfiguring the Earth ...

It is also the thickest section at approximately 2900 km thick ... the crust has cracked and split into many different pieces called tectonic plates. These plates can be oceanic, meaning they ...

The research, published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, suggests that the thick crust of Mars' southern highlands formed billions of years ago generated granitic magmas and sustained vast ...

and an ice-penetrating radar to determine the thickness of the icy crust above the ocean. The ice shell could be tens of kilometres thick. Luckily, scientists think there are several ways for ...