A recent study concluded that there are remnants of stone formations, similar to mountains, near the core of the planet, a discovery that sheds light on new details regarding this remote region, which lies 1,800 miles under our feet.
The study might help explain the origin of mysterious formations near Earth’s core that have baffled scientists for years.
The Earth’s core is likely surrounded by the sunken remains of an ancient sea floor, a discovery that reveals new details regarding this remote region, which lies 1,800 miles below our feet, according to the study. The findings might help explain the origin of mysterious conditions near the core, which Scientists have baffled for years.
Samantha Hansen, a geophysicist at the University of Alabama, points out that structures can be thought of as mountains of varying heights, and like mountains on Earth, this structure changes over time.
The new study suggests that parts of this amalgamated material may sink all the way to the outer edge of the core-mantle boundary, where geophysical forces are carving it into a kind of underground mountain range.
“We knew that such structures exist in the lower mantle,” Hansen said. “However, I think what surprised me most was how abundant these formations were.”