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Age of the seafloor

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Animation Source: Crustal Ages of the World's Ocean Floor Marine Geology and Geophysics Division, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA

Questions for thought

  1. How old is the crust along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and East Pacific Rise?
  2. Which side of the Pacific has the oldest crust and why?
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