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Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics at the Connecticut Science Center

Plate Tectonics at the Connecticut Science Center

Housed in the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford, CT; the Plate Tectonics interactive allows users to view the entire animated progression of bodies of land on the Earth over the course of millions of years.   The interactive allows visitors to scroll through millions of years at a time in forward and reverse, providing helpful information about the current era they are in.

Key Technology

  • Adobe Flash
  • Forward and Backward Video Playback
  • ffmpeg

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