FEATURES Taking wax for a spin: microplates in an analog model of plate tectonics Richard F. Katz 1 and Eberhard Bodenschatz 2, 3

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• Plate tectonics
• Tectonic plates
• Geology of the Pacific Ocean
• Nazca Plate
• Mid-ocean ridge
• Microtiter plate
• Seafloor spreading
• Easter Plate
• Rift
• Transform fault
• North Galapagos Microplate
• Galpagos Microplate