Scientists Are Pulling Back The Curtain on The Weird Formation of The Rocky Mountains
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So the Rocky Mountains have captured scientists' interest over the years because they do not fit the pattern of many other mountain ranges in the world. The Rockies are an extensively long chain of mountains stretching across thousands of miles in North America and still have some geological features that have baffled scientists. But, thanks to new research and advances in imaging technology, scientists are gaining insight into the odd mechanisms that created these giant mountains millions of years ago and their explanations are even stranger than they sound.