You have full access to this article via your institution. Although most Earth scientists appreciate the importance of isostasy in maintaining high terrain, many forget that present-day rock ...

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The theory of isostasy is illustrated using the town of Stonehaven in Scotland as an example. During an ice age, the build-up of ice presses down on the land and the sea level drops. When the ice ...

Sori sought to determine what type of "isostasy" is at work on Mercury. Gravity is constantly trying to pull a planet's surface into a smooth sphere, so something must counteract this pull to keep ...

The theory of isostasy is illustrated using the town of Stonehaven in Scotland as an example. During an ice age, the build-up of ice presses down on the land and the sea level drops. When the ice ...