Stefan BohacekJul 24, 2024

Oh huh.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/world/gravity-hole-geoid-low-indian-ocean-scn/index.html

"The “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean — officially called the Indian Ocean geoid low — is the lowest point in that geoid and its biggest gravitational anomaly, forming a circular depression that starts just off India’s southern tip and covers about 1.2 million square miles (3 million square kilometers)."

More on this phenomenon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_anomaly

#science #gravity #GravityAnomaly #GravityHole #TIL

There is a ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean, and scientists now think they know why

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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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jul 13, 2023
Massive ‘Gravity Anomaly’ Caused by Ancient #Sea Remnants Deep Inside #Earth, Study Says
The remains of the prehistoric #Tethys #Ocean are now inside the Earth, causing a massive #gravity anomaly in the Indian Ocean. The massive #gravityanomaly has puzzled scientists for years. Now, a new study proposes that the ancient remains of another ocean that sank deep into the Earth itself gave rise to the #IndianOcean geoid low (#IOGL), as the anomaly is called.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7b734/massive-gravity-anomaly-caused-by-ancient-sea-remnants-deep-inside-earth-study-says
Massive ‘Gravity Anomaly’ Caused by Ancient Sea Remnants Deep Inside Earth, Study Says

The remains of the prehistoric Tethys Ocean are now inside the Earth, causing a massive gravity anomaly in the Indian Ocean.

WebappiaJul 2, 2023

Scientists fascinated by mysterious “Gravity Hole” found deep in ocean. #OceanMysteries

Hashtags: #chatGPT #MysteriousOceanDepths #GravityAnomaly Summery: Scientists have discovered a giant "gravity hole" deep beneath the Indian Ocean, spanning over one million square miles. Although not a conventional hole, it is an area where the effects of Earth's gravity are significantly lower than average. This depression, known as the Indian Ocean geoid low (IOGL), has puzzled…

https://webappia.com/scientists-fascinated-by-mysterious-gravity-hole-found-deep-in-ocean-oceanmysteries/

Scientists fascinated by mysterious 'Gravity Hole' found deep in ocean. #OceanMysteries

Gravity Hole Deep below the Indian Ocean, there's a giant "gravity hole" over one million square miles in size, a depression in the Earth's crust that has puzzled scientists for decades. While it's technically not a conventional hole, geophysicists have used the term to denote a concentrated area where the effects of Earth's gravity are

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