They found Shatsky Rise is made up of layers of hardened lava, with individual lava flows up to 75 feet thick (23 meters).
他们发现沙莰基隆起是由很多层硬化的熔岩所组成,其中个别熔岩流的厚度竟达75英尺(23米)。
Shatsky Rise formed at the intersection of three tectonic plates, known as a triple junction, where the crust is thin, with magma coming from near the surface.
沙莰基隆起形成于三个地质板块的的交叉点上,通常被科学家称为三向连接的地质构造。那里的地壳很薄,带有靠近海面的岩浆。
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