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Figure 2. Same as in Figure 1, the time moment t = 109 years. At the unsteady-state convection, the mantle flow pattern and temperature distribution are not constant in time. Due to the heat insulating effect, the subcontinental mantle is heated, and a system of hot plumes arises under the continent.


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