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Earth from Space: The Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco

  The Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco formed from the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 80 million years ago. This collision destroyed the Tethys Ocean; the limestone, sandstone, claystone, and gypsum layers that formed the ocean bed … Continue reading

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