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Mobile magma under Antarctic ice

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Volcanoes have been active under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet for millions of years, and there is evidence for recent activity. Now swarms of tiny earthquakes detected in 2010 and 2011 hint at current magma movement in the crust beneath the ice.

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Figure 1: Rocks outcropping above glaciers in Marie Byrd Land.

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  1. John C. Behrendt is at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado and USGS, Denver 80225, USA,

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Behrendt, J. Mobile magma under Antarctic ice. Nature Geosci 6, 990–991 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2011

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