Study: Vast Underground Ocean Discovered Near Earth's Core
 

Study: Vast Underground Ocean Discovered Near Earth's Core
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Scientists have discovered vast water reserves near Earth’s mantle, a finding that could reshape our understanding of where Earth’s water came from.

According to a new study by a group of U.S. geophysicists, a reservoir of water three times the volume of all of Earth’s oceans has been discovered inside a layer of blue rock 440 miles deep

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Geophysicist Steve Jacobsen of **rthwestern University, who coauthored the study, says it’s evidence the planet’s water bubbled up from somewhere underground.

The water is thought to be trapped in a layer of ringwoodite, a rock with a crystalline structure that acts like a sponge, to attract and trap the hydrogen and oxygen atoms that comprise water. However, Read more...

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