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The observed gravitational anomalies of the East African Rift System are analysed in terms of three structural models.
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SOWERBUTTS, W. Crustal Structure of the East African Plateau and Rift Valleys from Gravity Measurements. Nature 223, 143–146 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223143a0
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