Scientists find much earlier birth date for Earth's tectonic plates- All Images

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Scientists find much earlier birth date for Earth's tectonic plates

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artist's impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b

Earth's ever-shifting network of tectonic plates was firmly in place more than 4 billion years ago.

Credit: M. Kornmesser

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