Pic of the day #41 (gravity anomaly)
In (a) the mountain is modelled by a fully supported block, and in
(b) the mass of the mountain above sea-level (SL) is compensated by a less-dense crustal root, which projects down into the denser mantle.
In (a) the mountain is modelled by a fully supported block, and in
(b) the mass of the mountain above sea-level (SL) is compensated by a less-dense crustal root, which projects down into the denser mantle.