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11/05/2024 11:27:59 am

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Blue ringwoodite.

‘Alien’ Organisms Might Exist in the Vast ‘Ocean’ 1,000 km Underground

Scientists have long suspected a "transition zone" in the Earth's mantle might be rich in water trapped in rare minerals such as ringwoodite.

Sample of a ringwoodite crystal thought to hold much of the Earth's sub-surface water

Scientists Confirm the Existence of an Ocean Deep Inside the Earth

Direct evidence for this water has now been confirmed for the first time.

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