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Tectonic Regimes of Terrestrial Planets & Exoclimes

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Notion <strong>of</strong> Plate <strong>Tectonic</strong>s Being Key to Habitability<br />

Is Not Tied to “Laws <strong>of</strong> Plate <strong>Tectonic</strong>s”<br />

(e.g., rigid plate interiors, narrow boundaries,<br />

Euler poles, …)<br />

It’s Principally Tied to Volatile Cycling<br />

(Climate Stability: Volcanism-Weathering,<br />

Oceans-Deep Water Cycle)<br />

Active Lid<br />

(plate tectonics)

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