"Impact with a body called Theia 4.5 billion years ago left remnants deep inside Earth — and also created the Moon."
"Maxim Ballmer, a geodynamicist at University College London, is not sure that this idea for the mantle anomalies will hold up. The model “definitely needs to be tested”, Ballmer says. “But I do think that it’s an idea worth pursuing.”"
Strange blobs in Earth’s mantle are relics of a massive collision
"Maxim Ballmer, a geodynamicist at University College London, is not sure that this idea for the mantle anomalies will hold up. The model “definitely needs to be tested”, Ballmer says. “But I do think that it’s an idea worth pursuing.”"
Strange blobs in Earth’s mantle are relics of a massive collision
