These rugged limestone hills in a rift valley.

这些崎岖不平的石灰岩山丘位于裂谷之中。

The land remaining in between the two plates starts to sink, and forms what's known as a rift valley.

位于两个板块之间的陆地开始下沉，形成了所谓的裂谷。

Although most scientists expected the ocean floor to be flat and featureless, the map revealed canyons, mountains, and a massive rift valley.

虽然大多数科学家认为海底平坦无奇，但这张地图却显示了峡谷、山脉和巨大的裂谷。

This continuous process, known as seafloor spreading, results in a ridge with a central rift valley.

这种连续的过程被称为海底扩张，形成了带有中央裂谷的海脊。

In other areas, you've got canyons, rift valleys, meteoric craters, uh, lava domes--these lava formations that look like giant pancakes--and also volcanoes...

在其他地区，有火山、轮廓清晰的山谷、陨石坑、熔岩穹丘。这些熔岩的形状就像是巨大的薄饼。火山也是如此。

As the plates continue to pull away from each other, the rift valley will sink deeper and deeper, and water from the Red Sea will flood in to create a new ocean.

随着两个板块继续相互拉扯，裂谷会越来越深，红海的水会涌入，形成一个新的海洋。

That's not the whole picture In other areas you've got canyons rift valleys meteoric craters lava zones these lava formations that look like giant pancakes and also volcanoes Well.

这不是全貌 在其他地区，你有峡谷、裂谷、流星陨石坑、熔岩区，这些熔岩层看起来像巨大的煎饼，还有火山。