LOST WORLD UNDER THE PACIFIC?

THE DEBRIEF : LOST WORLD UNDER THE PACIFIC? 

Excerpt:  An international team of geophysicists using a new imaging technique that measures the speed of seismic waves caused by earthquakes to locate the juncture of tectonic plates in the Earth’s mantle say they have discovered the remnants of what appears to be a “lost world” beneath the Pacific Ocean.

... According to the published study, the team was particularly intrigued by one zone discovered beneath the western Pacific Ocean. That’s because there should be no material from subducted plates there “because it is impossible that there were subduction zones nearby in the recent geological history.”

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You'll want to read this article to learn exactly what they mean when they say "lost worlds" and how the new technology has made a difference in understanding what's beneath the earth's surface!