Scientists have discovered a vast underground ocean buried 1,000 miles beneath Earth’s surface, trapped within the rock mantle beneath the Pacific Ocean. The discovery, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, challenges long-held beliefs about the planet’s interior and could have implications for understanding the origin and evolution of life on Earth. The newfound ocean is thought to be as large as the Arctic Ocean on the surface. It is sandwiched between two layers of rock in the mantle and has been dubbed the .
Scientists Discover Enormous Underground Ocean 1,000 Miles Beneath Earth’s Surface
