Scientists believe that the Earth’s core is a giant iron ball. But the new discovery shows that Earth’s core is surrounded by an unexpected ancient structure. A high-resolution map of the underlying geology of Earth’s southern hemisphere has made the discovery, according to a new study published in Science Advances. This work claims that an ancient structure that scientists believe to be the ocean floor surrounds our planet’s core.
It’s a surprise discovery that could shed more light on the very center of our planet, which scientists have been trying to better understand for hundreds of years. Researchers involved in the study used 15 different tracking stations buried in the Antarctic ice to feed the mapping.
These monitoring stations detect seismic waves as they pass through the ground. By studying how these seismic waves move through the Earth’s core, we can reveal the structures and structures of things beneath our feet.
We need to understand what is under our feet because they all play an important role in the future of our planet and how its magnetic field works, which is responsible for shielding the Earth from the solar radiation emitted by the Sun. Therefore, such studies are vital to advance our understanding.
Measurements collected by monitoring stations show that the ancient structure surrounding the Earth’s core had valleys and mountains, as the thickness of the material varied from place to place. Scientists believe that this structure may be the remains of an ancient ocean floor that lay under the surface of our planet.
Of course, scientists say it’s hard to make assumptions about rocks and materials found by monitoring seismic waves. Therefore, they do not exclude other possibilities. But so far, signs point to the remains of an ancient structure, possibly to the ocean floor surrounding Earth’s core. Source
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