Journey to the center of the earth: Discovery sheds light on mantle formation

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The mantle rock was collected during an expedition to the North Pole aboard a 400-foot-long icebreaker a research vessel designed to break through the ice. Credit: Heinz Feldmann Max-Planck Insitut fuer Chemie Mainz German
The mantle rock was collected during an expedition to the North Pole aboard a 400-foot-long icebreaker, a research vessel designed to break through the ice. Credit: Heinz Feldmann, Max-Planck Insitut fuer Chemie, Mainz, German

Uncovering a rare, two-billion-year-old window into the Earth’s mantle, a University of Houston professor and his team have found our planet’s geological history is more complex than previously thought.


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