A uncommon sort of diamond might recommend that water can penetrate deeper into Earth’s inside than scientists beforehand thought.
Although greater than 70% of our planet is roofed with water, there’s additionally water in minerals greater than 200 miles (322 kilometers) underground, together with within the higher mantle, the semi malleable layer that the crust “floats” on high of. Scientists have lengthy thought that because the higher mantle transitions into the warmer, denser decrease mantle, minerals can maintain far much less water.
However in a brand new examine, printed Sept. 26 within the journal Nature Geoscience (opens in new tab)