Geophysicists at ETH Zurich are using models of the lower mantle to identify areas where earthquake waves behave differently than previously assumed. This indicates the presence of zones of rocks that are colder, or have a different composition, than the surrounding rocks. This finding challenges our current understanding of the Earth's plate tectonics—and presents the researchers with a major mystery.

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Sunken worlds under the Pacific? High-res models reveal workings of Earth's mantle

"We don't know exactly what they are or what material is creating the patterns we have uncovered," researcher Thomas Schouten said.

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Possible sunken worlds revealed by high resolution models of Earth

With the help of a new high-resolution model, a team of geophysicists have discovered new areas inside the Earth.They look like traces of submerged plates.

Con la ayuda de un nuevo modelo de alta resolución, un equipo de geofísicos han descubierto en el interior de la Tierra nuevas zonas.Parecen restos de placas sumergidas.

Un equipo de científicos cree haber encontrado un mundo perdido bajo el Océano Pacífico

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A team of scientists believe they have found a lost world under the Pacific Ocean

A team of geophysicists identified anomalies in the terrestrial mantle that could be remains of submerged tectonic plates.These structures were located with a high-resolution model developed by the Zurich Federal Polytechnic School (ETH) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and their nature remains an enigma for science.One of these remains is located under the Western Pacific, in a place where, according to current knowledge of…

Un equipo de geofísicos identificó anomalías en el manto terrestre que podrían ser restos de placas tectónicas sumergidas. Estas estructuras fueron localizadas con un modelo de alta resolución desarrollado por la Escuela Politécnica Federal de Zúrich (ETH) y el Instituto Tecnológico de California (Caltech), y su naturaleza sigue siendo un enigma para la ciencia.Uno de estos restos se encuentra bajo el Pacífico occidental, en un lugar donde, segú…

¿Existe ‘un mundo oculto’ bajo el Pacífico? Detectan restos de placas misteriosas

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Is there a ‘hidden world’ under the Pacific? They detect remains of mysterious plates

Scientists from the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich have created new models of the Earth's lower mantle that have revealed areas where seismic waves behave differently than predictedTSN.ua (1+1 news)

Вчені з Федерального інституту технології Цюриха створили нові моделі нижньої мантії Землі, які виявили області, де сейсмічні хвилі поводяться інакше, ніж передбачалосяᐅTSN.ua(новини 1+1)

Геофізики виявили загадкові аномалії в надрах Землі: що приховує мантія

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Geophysicists have discovered mysterious anomalies in the bowels of the Earth: what the mantle hides

Long-lost remnants of tectonic plates have been discovered sunken deep inside the Earth's mantle.
These plate remains were found lurking underneath the center of other continental plates, far distant from tectonic boundaries, according to a new paper in the journal Scientific Reports.
One of these…

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Possible Sunken Worlds Revealed by High Resolution Models of Earth

The formations could be recent or ancient, scientists are not sure.

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Unexpected And Unexplained Structures Found Deep Below The Pacific Ocean

Using high-resolution seismograms, a team of researchers has looked deep into the Earth's subsurface. There they found structures that shouldn't actually exist.

Mit hoch aufgelösten Seismogrammen hat ein Forscherteam tief in den Untergrund der Erde geblickt. Dort finden sich Strukturen, die es eigentlich nicht geben dürfte.

Erdmantel: Was liegt dort tief unter dem Pazifik?

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Earth's mantle: What lies deep beneath the Pacific?

A group of researchers discovered remains of long-lost tectonic plates sunk into the depths of the Earth’s mantle. These remains were found hidden beneath the center of other continental plates, far away from the tectonic limits, according to a new article published in Scientific Reports magazine. One of these hidden plates was found under the western Pacific. However, there is no evidence of subduction of plates (a geological process in which a…

Un grupo de investigadores descubrió restos de placas tectónicas perdidos hace mucho tiempo hundidos en las profundidades del manto de la Tierra. Estos restos fueron encontrados escondidos debajo del centro de otras placas continentales, muy lejos de los límites tectónicos, según un nuevo artículo publicado en la revista Scientific Reports. Una de estas placas ocultas se encontró debajo del Pacífico occidental. Sin embargo, no hay evidencia de s…

Placas tectónicas halladas revelan secretos del manto terrestre

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Tectonic plates found reveal secrets of the earthly mantle

Does the history of plate tectonics need to be rewritten? Researchers have found sunken worlds under the Pacific. The article Unexpected plate remnants in the Earth's mantle: researchers are amazed first appeared on ingenieur.de - job exchange and news portal for engineers.

Muss die Geschichte der Plattentektonik neu geschrieben werden? Forschende haben unter dem Pazifik versunkene Welten gefunden. Der Beitrag Unerwartete Plattenreste im Erdmantel: Forscher staunen erschien zuerst auf ingenieur.de - Jobbörse und Nachrichtenportal für Ingenieure.

Scientists Discover Mysterious Structures Deep Beneath Pacific Ocean

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