PubTalk 7/2007 — Plate Tectonics in Action

Exploring the Earth with the new edition of This Dynamic Planet map and Web site

By Robert Tilling, Volcanologist, and Stephen Kirby, Earthquake Geophysicist
 

• Improved digital data on the distribution of Earth's volcanoes, earthquakes, and meteorite impact craters
• Special maps of polar regions, showing topography beneath the ice sheets
• Informative articles, tables, and illustration on the back of the map
• A series of global images showing the "dance of the continents" through geologic time
• A companion Web site offering an interactive version of the map http://www.minerals.si.edu/tdpmap/