Tulane researchers uncover why breaking up is hard for some continents (IMAGE)

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Tulane researchers uncover why breaking up is hard for some continents

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Lake Turkana, seen in the background in Kenya’s Rift Valley, sits within one of the most tectonically active regions on Earth. Tulane researchers studying the area discovered that parts of the crust here are stronger and more resistant to breaking apart than previously thought. (Photo by Cynthia Ebinger)

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Cynthia Ebinger/Tulane University

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