Scientists Detect Evidence of 'Oceans Worth' of Water in Earth's Mantle

Scientists Detect Evidence of 'Oceans Worth' of Water in Earth's Mantle
Moffet Field CA (NASA) Aug 22, 2014 - Researchers have found evidence of a potential "ocean's worth" of water deep beneath the United States. Although not present in a familiar form, the building blocks of water are bound up in rock located deep in the Earth's mantle, and in quantities large enough to represent the largest water reservoir on the planet, according to the research. For many years, scientists have attempted to es ... more

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