To study how faults form it is logical to look at mid-ocean ridges, where faults are constantly forming. It is also particularly important to understand ridge fault systems because they affect ...

The opening, located in the Afar region of Ethiopia, presents a unique opportunity for geologists to study how mid-ocean ridges form. The crack is the surface component of a continental rift ...

The mid-ocean ridges provide geologists with a window to the interior of Earth. The ridges form when mantle material melts, rises into the cracks between tectonic plates, and solidifies again.