Massive ‘Gravity Anomaly’ Caused by Ancient #Sea Remnants Deep Inside #Earth, Study Says
The remains of the prehistoric #Tethys #Ocean are now inside the Earth, causing a massive #gravity anomaly in the Indian Ocean. The massive #gravityanomaly has puzzled scientists for years. Now, a new study proposes that the ancient remains of another ocean that sank deep into the Earth itself gave rise to the #IndianOcean geoid low (#IOGL), as the anomaly is called.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7b734/massive-gravity-anomaly-caused-by-ancient-sea-remnants-deep-inside-earth-study-says