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The Mid-Plate Primary Node, located between Axial Seamount and the Shore Station in Pacific City, Oregon is important because it provides one of the few mid-plate sites that will enable future study of stress propagation through the plate as well as intraplate deformation and its relation to plate boundary failure. The site is not currently equipped with core sensors. However, it provides important capabilities for future support of requirements as described in OOI Science Requirement document A5-Plate Scale Seismological and Geodynamics. The Mid-Plate Primary Node is installed with a nearby cable extension of approximately 5 km (or sufficient length to enable pick-up by a ship) to allow for the option of expansion to establish additional node and/or science sites.
