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mid-ocean ridge
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mid-ocean ridge: see plate tectonics plate tectonics, theory that unifies many of the features and characteristics of continental drift and seafloor spreading into a coherent model and has revolutionized geologists' understanding of continents, ocean basins, mountains, and earth history.
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The mountains might have formed when tectonic forces pulled apart Titan's crust, permitting material to rise from below, as the midocean ridges arose on Earth.
The big picture: Cassini spies Titan's tall mountains by Cowen, R. / Science News
Midocean ridges are classified into two groups: fast- and slow-spreading.
Uncharted territory: ultraslow ridges hold new clues to crust's ... by Gramling, Carolyn / Science News
Then, the deep-reaching waves were guided by midocean ridges, Titov and his colleagues report in an upcoming Science.
Seafloor features steered tsunamis by Perkins, S. / Science News
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