What's Underneath Yellowstone? (IMAGE)
Caption
The model results show high similarity with interpretations from seismic waves. The circles mark the old Yellowstone crater remnants (calderas) indicating that the continental crust moved westwards. The mantle plume below the hot spot is tilted with its origin below Baja California. (CCBY 3.0: Steinberger/GFZ)
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Steinberger et al.
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