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imchillyb ◴[05 Apr 25 23:01 UTC] No.43597509[source]▶

I believe it's a shame that the drippings do not create the basis of a mantle-stalagmite. That would be a neat feature to study.

'Our continent keeps on dripping, dripping, dripping, into the mantle...'

Doo-doo dah doo-doo.

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Is there currently any type of ground penetrating radar or other device which could physically confirm the model's output?

1. mnky9800n ◴[05 Apr 25 23:10 UTC] No.43597562[source]▶

It is not just model output. The paper uses seismic tomography to image it:

North America Is Dripping from Below, Geoscientists Discover