Visualization of thermal state and slab depth in the Makran Subduction Zone Fig 2 Slab geometry and subduction velocities of the Arabian Plate. The color of the slab indicates the depth.

Hidden off the US Western shore, beneath the Pacific Ocean, is the Cascadia Subduction Zone. This fault is capable ... The ...

Subduction zones are the most important sites of material exchange between the crust and mantle on Earth. They are also the locations where the largest deposits of strategic metals, such as copper, ...