Massive Underground Ocean Discovered Containing 3x More Water Than On The Earth's Surface.

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3 min readAug 24, 2023

Recent months seem to have seen the release of mind-blowing science stories every other day, all of which have blown our tiny little minds.

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A huge hole was found in the sun, an undiscovered continent was found after 375 years, and then there was the discovery of a terrifying black hole staring directly at us.

An underground Ocean reservoir that is three times the size of all the oceans has been found by scientists, according to a recent international study.

Between the Earth’s upper and lower mantle’s transition zones, water has been discovered in an underground ocean. The research team examined a diamond that formed 660 meters below. According to research, ringwoodite can contain up to 10.5 percent water.

using methods like FTIR spectrometry and Raman spectroscopy, the Earth’s surface.
The study verified a long-held theory, namely that ocean water travels with subducting slabs and thus enters the transition zone. Thus, the interior of the Earth is part of the planet’s water cycle.

*There’s three times as much water below the surface than in the oceans (CREDIT: iStock) (CREDIT: thebrighterside.news)*

The movement of rocks in the mantle is significantly hampered by these mineral transformations, says Prof. Frank Brenker from Frankfurt’s Goethe University’s Institute for Geosciences.

As an illustration, mantle plumes, which are columns of hot rock that rise from the deep mantle, occasionally come to an abrupt stop just below the transition zone. The movement of mass in the opposite direction also stops.

Subducting plates frequently struggle to penetrate the entire transition zone, according to Brenker. This area beneath Europe therefore contains a large cemetery of such plates.

Up until now, it was unknown whether there was more water in the transition zone and what the long-term effects of “sucking” material into the zone were on its geochemical makeup. According to Brenker, “the subducting slabs also piggyback deep-sea sediments into the Earth’s interior.

These sediments have a significant capacity to store CO2 and water. However, it has not yet been determined how much watar actually enters the transition zone in the form of more stable, hydrous minerals and carbonates. As a result, it has not been determined whether or not the transition zone actually serves as a large-scale watar storage facility.

underground ocean

The conclusions were laid out in the 2014 scientific paper “Dehydration Melting at the Top of the Lower Mantle.”.

At the time, geophysicist Steve Jacobsen stated that ringwoodite absorbs water like a sponge. The ability of ringwoodite to draw in hydrogen and hold water in place is due to a very unique feature of its crystal structure.

According to deep mantle conditions, this mineral can hold a significant amount of water, said Jacobsen, who was a member of the research team that made the discovery.

He continued, “I think we are finally seeing evidence for an entire Earth watar cycle,” he continued, “which may help explain the enormous amount of liquid watar on the surface of our habitable planet. “For decades, scientists have looked for this lost deep watar”.

underground ocean

Scientists made the discoveries at the time after studying earthquakes and learning that seismometers were detecting shockwaves below the Earth’s surface underground ocean.

Ringwoodite is the high-pressure form of the mineral (CREDIT: Creative Commons)
(CREDIT: *thebrighterside.news*)

Science has recently made a number of other important discoveries as well. In fact, when turning over volcanic crust with an underwater robot, researchers discovered a completely new ecosystem, demonstrating that nature still has a lot of mysteries to reveal.

Massive Underground Ocean Discovered Containing 3x More Water Than On The Earth's Surface.

Recent months seem to have seen the release of mind-blowing science stories every other day, all of which have blown our tiny little minds.

Official Page

A huge hole was found in the sun, an undiscovered continent was found after 375 years, and then there was the discovery of a terrifying black hole staring directly at us.

An underground Ocean reservoir that is three times the size of all the oceans has been found by scientists, according to a recent international study.

Between the Earth’s upper and lower mantle’s transition zones, water has been discovered in an underground ocean. The research team examined a diamond that formed 660 meters below. According to research, ringwoodite can contain up to 10.5 percent water.

using methods like FTIR spectrometry and Raman spectroscopy, the Earth’s surface.
The study verified a long-held theory, namely that ocean water travels with subducting slabs and thus enters the transition zone. Thus, the interior of the Earth is part of the planet’s water cycle.

The movement of rocks in the mantle is significantly hampered by these mineral transformations, says Prof. Frank Brenker from Frankfurt’s Goethe University’s Institute for Geosciences.

As an illustration, mantle plumes, which are columns of hot rock that rise from the deep mantle, occasionally come to an abrupt stop just below the transition zone. The movement of mass in the opposite direction also stops.

Subducting plates frequently struggle to penetrate the entire transition zone, according to Brenker. This area beneath Europe therefore contains a large cemetery of such plates.

Up until now, it was unknown whether there was more water in the transition zone and what the long-term effects of “sucking” material into the zone were on its geochemical makeup. According to Brenker, “the subducting slabs also piggyback deep-sea sediments into the Earth’s interior.

underground ocean

The conclusions were laid out in the 2014 scientific paper “Dehydration Melting at the Top of the Lower Mantle.”.

At the time, geophysicist Steve Jacobsen stated that ringwoodite absorbs water like a sponge. The ability of ringwoodite to draw in hydrogen and hold water in place is due to a very unique feature of its crystal structure.

According to deep mantle conditions, this mineral can hold a significant amount of water, said Jacobsen, who was a member of the research team that made the discovery.

He continued, “I think we are finally seeing evidence for an entire Earth watar cycle,” he continued, “which may help explain the enormous amount of liquid watar on the surface of our habitable planet. “For decades, scientists have looked for this lost deep watar”.

underground ocean

Scientists made the discoveries at the time after studying earthquakes and learning that seismometers were detecting shockwaves below the Earth’s surface underground ocean.

Science has recently made a number of other important discoveries as well. In fact, when turning over volcanic crust with an underwater robot, researchers discovered a completely new ecosystem, demonstrating that nature still has a lot of mysteries to reveal.

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Massive Underground Ocean Discovered Containing 3x More Water Than On The Earth's Surface.

Recent months seem to have seen the release of mind-blowing science stories every other day, all of which have blown our tiny little minds.

Official Page

A huge hole was found in the sun, an undiscovered continent was found after 375 years, and then there was the discovery of a terrifying black hole staring directly at us.

An underground Ocean reservoir that is three times the size of all the oceans has been found by scientists, according to a recent international study.

Between the Earth’s upper and lower mantle’s transition zones, water has been discovered in an underground ocean. The research team examined a diamond that formed 660 meters below. According to research, ringwoodite can contain up to 10.5 percent water.

using methods like FTIR spectrometry and Raman spectroscopy, the Earth’s surface.The study verified a long-held theory, namely that ocean water travels with subducting slabs and thus enters the transition zone. Thus, the interior of the Earth is part of the planet’s water cycle.

The movement of rocks in the mantle is significantly hampered by these mineral transformations, says Prof. Frank Brenker from Frankfurt’s Goethe University’s Institute for Geosciences.

As an illustration, mantle plumes, which are columns of hot rock that rise from the deep mantle, occasionally come to an abrupt stop just below the transition zone. The movement of mass in the opposite direction also stops.

Subducting plates frequently struggle to penetrate the entire transition zone, according to Brenker. This area beneath Europe therefore contains a large cemetery of such plates.

Up until now, it was unknown whether there was more water in the transition zone and what the long-term effects of “sucking” material into the zone were on its geochemical makeup. According to Brenker, “the subducting slabs also piggyback deep-sea sediments into the Earth’s interior.

underground ocean

The conclusions were laid out in the 2014 scientific paper “Dehydration Melting at the Top of the Lower Mantle.”.

At the time, geophysicist Steve Jacobsen stated that ringwoodite absorbs water like a sponge. The ability of ringwoodite to draw in hydrogen and hold water in place is due to a very unique feature of its crystal structure.

According to deep mantle conditions, this mineral can hold a significant amount of water, said Jacobsen, who was a member of the research team that made the discovery.

He continued, “I think we are finally seeing evidence for an entire Earth watar cycle,” he continued, “which may help explain the enormous amount of liquid watar on the surface of our habitable planet. “For decades, scientists have looked for this lost deep watar”.

underground ocean

Scientists made the discoveries at the time after studying earthquakes and learning that seismometers were detecting shockwaves below the Earth’s surface underground ocean.

Science has recently made a number of other important discoveries as well. In fact, when turning over volcanic crust with an underwater robot, researchers discovered a completely new ecosystem, demonstrating that nature still has a lot of mysteries to reveal.

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using methods like FTIR spectrometry and Raman spectroscopy, the Earth’s surface.
The study verified a long-held theory, namely that ocean water travels with subducting slabs and thus enters the transition zone. Thus, the interior of the Earth is part of the planet’s water cycle.