{"id":535502,"date":"2023-04-07T23:44:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T05:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/los-cientificos-encuentran-montanas-estructuras-variables-cerca-del-nucleo-de-la-tierra-eacr\/"},"modified":"2023-04-07T23:51:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T05:51:13","slug":"scientists-find-mountains-variable-structures-near-earths-core-eacr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/scientists-find-mountains-variable-structures-near-earths-core-eacr\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists find \u2018mountains,\u2019 variable structures near Earth\u2019s core"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Research, led by The University of Alabama, has revealed a dense layer of ancient ocean floor, or an ultra-low velocity zone (ULVZ), near Earth\u2019s core, according to a new study.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"-\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While Earth\u2019s core is too deep to be directly explored, Samantha Hansen, a geophysicist and lead researcher on the project, said the team was able to use instruments to record seismic waves and signals from earthquakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Some of the energy from those earthquakes traveled deep into our planet and reflected (bounced) off the core-mantle boundary (CMB), ultimately getting recorded by our Antarctic stations”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The data suggests <\/a>this layer of ocean floor may cover the core-mantle boundary.<\/strong> This layer is similar to “mountains” \u2013 a reasonable analogy according to Hansen \u2013 due to its variable structure along Earth\u2019s core that is thinner in some places and thicker in others.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is similar to a mountain range, where the peaks can have different elevations. And, just like mountains at the surface of the Earth, this structure changes with time”.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the presence of these structures along the core is something that has been recognized in previous studies, Hansen said the team was surprised by how “abundant” the structures were, finding evidence all over the southern hemisphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Combining the seismic results with the geodynamic modeling took this a step further.\u00a0 The consistency between them makes for a very compelling interpretation”.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team is currently working on expanding the Antarctic-based study by examining data from all available seismic networks across the continent. Hansen said they would like to apply other analyses and modeling approaches to further analyze the characteristics of ULVZs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hansen said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

“I hope that readers take away an appreciation for how complex and fascinating our planet is,”.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

“There are still many unknowns about the world beneath our feet and even small-scale structures like the ULVZs we\u2019ve imaged can play major roles in how our planet functions.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Research, led by The University of Alabama, has revealed a dense layer of ancient ocean floor, or an ultra-low velocity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":535499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"two_page_speed":[],"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[107234,107072],"tags":[108645,108646,108647,108643],"class_list":["post-535502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exploring-the-world","category-world-en","tag-earth-core","tag-earthquake","tag-ocean-floor","tag-suelo-oceanico-en"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgrue1-2fj8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":533455,"url":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/all-about-pangea-the-supercontinent-and-its-map-with-current-international-boundaries\/","url_meta":{"origin":535502,"position":0},"title":"All about Pangea the supercontinent and its map with current international boundaries.","author":"Rodrigo Vazquez","date":"March 13, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"About 300 million years ago, there was a supercontinent called Pangaea, whose name comes from Greek and means \"the whole earth\". At that time, all of Earth's emerged lands were in a single landmass, surrounded by the Panthalassa Ocean. The Pangaea theory was proposed by Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ciencia"","block_context":{"text":"Ciencia","link":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/category\/ciencia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mapa-de-Pangea-con-las-fronteras-internacionales-actuales.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mapa-de-Pangea-con-las-fronteras-internacionales-actuales.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mapa-de-Pangea-con-las-fronteras-internacionales-actuales.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mapa-de-Pangea-con-las-fronteras-internacionales-actuales.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":545081,"url":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/earths-hidden-eighth-continent-is-no-longer-lost-eacr\/","url_meta":{"origin":535502,"position":1},"title":"Earth’s hidden eighth continent is no longer lost","author":"Andrey Robles","date":"September 25, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Zealandia, often regarded as Earth's hidden eighth continent, has been the subject of recent exploration and mapping, shedding light on this submerged landmass's geological history. While approximately 95 percent of Zealandia lies beneath the ocean, researchers have made significant progress in documenting the northern two-thirds of this vast landmass, covering\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Internacional"","block_context":{"text":"Internacional","link":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/category\/news-en\/noticias-internacional-en\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/octavo_continente_kjhgv-port.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/octavo_continente_kjhgv-port.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/octavo_continente_kjhgv-port.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/octavo_continente_kjhgv-port.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/octavo_continente_kjhgv-port.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":540075,"url":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/earth-farthest-from-sun-or-aphelion-on-july-6-eacr\/","url_meta":{"origin":535502,"position":2},"title":"Earth farthest from sun \u2013 or aphelion \u2013 on July 6","author":"Andrey Robles","date":"July 5, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Planet Earth will reach aphelion \u2013 farthest from the sun \u2013 at 20 UTC on July 6 (3 p.m. CDT) when it\u2019s 94,506,364 miles (152,093,251 km) from the sun. It\u2019s been a hot summer already in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. And Earth\u2019s aphelion always comes in July, in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Noticias"","block_context":{"text":"Noticias","link":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/category\/noticias\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/la_tierra_en_afelio_kjhg-bell.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/la_tierra_en_afelio_kjhg-bell.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/la_tierra_en_afelio_kjhg-bell.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/la_tierra_en_afelio_kjhg-bell.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/la_tierra_en_afelio_kjhg-bell.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":540264,"url":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/this-saturday-99-of-people-on-earth-will-get-sun-at-the-same-time-eacr\/","url_meta":{"origin":535502,"position":3},"title":"This Saturday, 99% of people on Earth will get sun at the same time","author":"Andrey Robles","date":"July 7, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This Saturday, July 8, a majority of the Earth\u2019s population will be able to glimpse the sun\u2019s rays. Ninety-nine percent of the world\u2019s population, nearly eight billion people, will be able to see at least some sunlight at the same moment. Light will reach a majority of people on Earth\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/category\/news-en\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/publicacion_reddit_kjhg-lanczos3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/publicacion_reddit_kjhg-lanczos3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/publicacion_reddit_kjhg-lanczos3.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/publicacion_reddit_kjhg-lanczos3.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/publicacion_reddit_kjhg-lanczos3.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":541814,"url":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/existence-of-aliens-could-be-proven-in-28-days-eacr\/","url_meta":{"origin":535502,"position":4},"title":"Existence of aliens could be proven in 28 DAYS","author":"Andrey Robles","date":"August 3, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Scientific proof of the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life could be coming in less than a month, according to a top physicist at Harvard. Tiny metal fragments recovered from the crash site of a meteor-like UFO that plunged into the Pacific Ocean in 2014 were strong enough to potentially be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ciencia"","block_context":{"text":"Ciencia","link":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/category\/news-en\/ciencia-noticias-en\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/esferas_fragmentos_de_meteorito_jhg-triangle.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/esferas_fragmentos_de_meteorito_jhg-triangle.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/esferas_fragmentos_de_meteorito_jhg-triangle.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/esferas_fragmentos_de_meteorito_jhg-triangle.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/esferas_fragmentos_de_meteorito_jhg-triangle.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":536763,"url":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/polar-cyclone-detected-on-uranus-for-the-first-time-eacr\/","url_meta":{"origin":535502,"position":5},"title":"Polar cyclone detected on Uranus for the first time","author":"Andrey Robles","date":"May 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"A polar cyclone has been detected on the north pole of Uranus, NASA announced Tuesday, further confirming that all planets with substantial atmospheres in our solar system, whether made from rock or gas, have a swirling vortex at the poles. NASA scientists discovered Uranus\u2019 polar cyclone by examining radio waves\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Space"","block_context":{"text":"Space","link":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/category\/science\/space\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ciclon_polar_urano_kjh-bicubic.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ciclon_polar_urano_kjh-bicubic.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ciclon_polar_urano_kjh-bicubic.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ciclon_polar_urano_kjh-bicubic.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ciclon_polar_urano_kjh-bicubic.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/montayas_nucleo_de_la_Tierra_kjhg-bspline.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}