Age of the oceanic crust
The U.S. National Geophysical Data Center has posted a series of updated images of the age of the oceanic crust. They're bee-yoo-tiful, and I recommend you check them out.
Image credits: In general, NOAA/NGDC. Specifically, Elliot Lim and Jesse Varner.
Hat tip: Michelle A. for passing on the link!
Labels: art, geologic time, oceans, plate tectonics
3 Comments:
Hey, is the oldest oceanic crust in the Mediterranean? I didn't know that!
Not only that (apparently), but look at its age! I've been quoting what I thought was fact for years; that the oldest oceanic crust is a maximum of 200 million years old. This image says otherwise...
Wow - I too have to change some lectures...I was using 180 million.
I need to look into that a little more.
Thanks for the links!
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