Neogene Plate Kinematics of the Eastern Pacific

小行星9529751 最近的工作已经发展了一个非常精确的描述科科斯，纳斯卡和太平洋板块在500万年的相对运动。该项目将扩大电路，包括南极洲板块，从而延长科科斯和纳斯卡板块的运动到更古老的时代。这些运动将使主要研究者能够解决有关微孔板起源和板块运动变化速率的问题。

9529751 Wilson Recent work has developed a very precise description of relative motion of the Cocos, Nazca, and Pacific plates over the 5 million years. This project will expand the circuit to include the Antarctic plate thus extending the motion of the Cocos and Nazca plates to older times. These motions will allow the principal investigator to address questions about the origin of microplates and the rate at which plate motions change.