Large fault fabric of the Ninetyeast Ridge implies near-spreading ridge formation

• Main Authors: Sager, W. W., Paul, C. F., Krishna, K. S., Pringle, M., Eisin, A. E., Frey, F. A., Gopala Rao, D., Levchenko, O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2010
• Subjects: QE Geology; Antarctic; Indian; Ner; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://repository.ias.ac.in/18038/; http://repository.ias.ac.in/18038/1/369.pdf; http://europa.agu.org/?view=article&uri=/journals/gl/gl1017/2010GL044347/2010GL044347.xml&t=k. s. krishna

Ninetyeast Ridge (NER) is a linear volcanic ridge in the Indian Ocean thought to have formed by hotspot volcanism on the northward-drifting Indian plate. Geological data from the ridge are sparse, so its tectonic evolution is poorly known. We studied satellite-derived gravity data, seismic reflectio...