Tibet (IMAGE)

Stanford University

Tibet

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In a north-south rift above a tear in the Indian plate, boiling springs bring fluids up 50 miles from the upwelling hot mantle, and the wide area of baked ground shows the high temperatures due to rifting.

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Image credit: Courtesy Simon Klemperer

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