Scan Detects Evidence of "Lost World" Under Pacific Ocean

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They found areas in our planet's interior that appear to be the leftovers of submerged tectonic plates deep below large oceans and far away from plate boundaries — nowhere near where scientists expected to find them.

  A team of geophysicists at ETH Zurich in Switzerland has made a baffling discovery while analyzing earthquake waves to calculate the internal structures of the Earth.

It's an intriguing finding that suggests a "lost world" may be lurking deep below the Pacific Ocean.

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Author / Journalist: Victor Tangermann

Category: Technology

Markets: United StatesMaliSwitzerland

Topics: Earth Mantle Geophysics Tectonic plates

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Published On: 2025-01-11 @ 14:00:38 (15 hours ago)

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