A recent study published in Nature presents compelling evidence of ancient planetary material buried deep within Earth’s mantle. Researchers have uncovered two massive dense structures beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean, which may represent the remnants of an ancient planetary body named Theia.
This hypothesis offers new insights into the violent early history of our planet and the cosmic collisions that shaped the formation of the Earth-Moon system. By combining advanced seismic imaging techniques with state-of-the-art computer simulations.
The research team has opened a fresh chapter in understanding Earth’s internal composition and geological evolution.
NASA JPL discovers Earth is at least two planetary bodies.
— Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) May 7, 2024
“Theia” impact planet ~4.5 billion years ago and buried under Africa and the Pacific Ocean forming the moon in an epic,
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