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New Evidence For Oceans of Water Deep In the Earth

Posted by samzenpus on from the there-is-water-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean dept.

techtech (2016646) writes Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of New Mexico report evidence for potentially oceans worth of water deep beneath the United States. Though not in the familiar liquid form—the ingredients for water are bound up in rock deep in the Earth's mantle—the discovery may represent the planet's largest water reservoir. This research was published in Science.

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  1. Interesting implication for Mars by WindBourne · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Seriously, this could be where a lot of Mar's water went. That is under Martian surface.

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  2. Re:Old bible scolars by Imrik · · Score: 3, Interesting

    To be fair, it's highly likely that the story is based in historical fact to begin with. While the whole world may not have flooded, there was most likely a large enough flood to be worth telling stories about. This would explain why the story of the single family surviving the flood has appeared in several different religions.