New Layer In The Earth’s Mantle Discovered
Scientists at the University of Utah have come upon what they believe to be a previously unknown layer in the Earth’s mantle.
Scientists at the University of Utah and Germany have come upon what they believe to be a previously unknown layer in the Earth’s mantle.
Typically, the individual sheets of rock that form the planet are defined by their mineral content, but this one is characterized by the strength of those within it.
Located 930 miles below the surface, the newly found strata is incredibly stiff, having a viscosity-measuring pascal-second scale reading of 1 thousand billion billion.
For comparison, water comes in at .001 and peanut butter is rated close to 200.
That something with such a str
Scientists at the University of Utah and Germany have come upon what they believe to be a previously unknown layer in the Earth’s mantle.
Typically, the individual sheets of rock that form the planet are defined by their mineral content, but this one is characterized by the strength of those within it.
Located 930 miles below the surface, the newly found strata is incredibly stiff, having a viscosity-measuring pascal-second scale reading of 1 thousand billion billion.
For comparison, water comes in at .001 and peanut butter is rated close to 200.
That something with such a str
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