Earth is the only body we know of that has mantl plumes. These are a big chimney of hot rock that rises from the interior of the earth, possibly as deep as the corl and then erupts molten lava at the surface. In many of the caribbean islands, or so what you're saying is, it's not a continuous busting through of the of the plate. And when we come back, mat, more questions forae starte, our geologist, turn astropers and herkeeper.
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