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Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Tuesday, 21-May-2024 07:49:56 JST Flipboard Science Desk

There’s a gravity hole — a spot where the Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker — in the Indian Ocean, causing the sea level to dip by over 328 feet (100 meters). The anomaly has puzzled geologists for a long time, but researchers think they’ve found a credible explanation: magma. Read more from CNN: https://flip.it/CC.EAZ
#Science #Geology #Asia #Ocean #IndianOcean
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1. There is a ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean, and scientists now think they know why | CNN
  
  from Jacopo Prisco
  
  An anomaly known as the geoid low has long puzzled geologists. One team has found what it believes is a credible explanation, and it’s coming from deep inside Earth.

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