From the perspective of human time, very little changes on 'the surface of Earth. From the perspective of geologic time, the period from Earth's beginning more than 4.5 billion years ago to the pres• ent day, however, the surface of the planet is in constant motion, being reshaped over and over. The constructive and destru…
Central Indonesia consists of an assortment of micro continents amidst micro- oceanic plates. The map in Fig. 2.0-1 is based mainly on interpretation of various authors, checked for accuracy by bathymetric, Bouger gravity, and surface geology maps as well .. Deep sea basins are generally underlain by an oceanic crust. This is supported by …