Scientists have discovered a massive "ocean" near Earth's core. The investigation proved a theory, which was that ocean water accompanied subducting slabs and entered the transition zone.
International research has revealed that beneath the Earth's surface there is a reservoir of water that is three times the volume of all the oceans, reports NDTV. The water has been discovered in the region where the Earth's upper and lower mantles intersect. According to ANI, the research team used methods including FTIR spectrometry and Raman spectroscopy to examine a rate diamond created 660 meters underneath the Earth's surface.
The study supported a long-held notion, according to which ocean water travels with subducting slabs and enters the transition zone. This implies that the interior of the Earth is a part of our planet's water cycle.
"These mineral transformations greatly hinder the movements of rock in the mantle," explains Prof. Frank Brenker from the Institute for Geoscienc...
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