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obmar Site Admin

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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject: Pangea Ultima: Earth in 250 Million Years? |
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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070922.html
Pangea Ultima: Earth in 250 Million Years?
Credit & Copyright: C. R. Scotese (U. Texas at Arlington), PALEOMAP
Explanation: Is this what will become of the Earth's surface? The surface of the Earth is broken up into several large plates that are slowly shifting. About 250 million years ago, the plates on which the present-day continents rest were positioned quite differently, so that all the landmasses were clustered together in one supercontinent now dubbed Pangea. About 250 million years from now, the plates are again projected to reposition themselves so that a single landmass dominates. The above simulation from the PALEAOMAP Project shows this giant landmass: Pangea Ultima. At that time, the Atlantic Ocean will be just a distant memory, and whatever beings inhabit Earth will be able to walk from North America to Africa.
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Blue1moon
Joined: 03 Sep 2006 Posts: 210
Location: Springfield, VT, US
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hmm... I wonder how accurate that prediction is?
I would not have expected the continents to once again become one.
Gonna be a whole lot of upheaval on the way if that happens.
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