In 2007, German geologists determined that the Indian Plate was able to move so quickly because it is only half as thick as the other plates which formerly constituted Gondwanaland.
I 2007 fastslog tyske geologer, at grunden til, at den indiske plade bevægede sig så hurtigt, er, at den kun er halvt så tyk som de andre plader, som tidligere udgjorde Gondwanaland.