Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>Unexpected And Unexplained Structures Found Deep Below The Pacific Ocean<br>There are zones where the seismic waves move in different ways, suggesting structures that are colder or have a different composition than the surrounding molten rock.<br>It is unclear what these structures are. If they were anywhere else, they could be portions of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/tectonicplates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tectonicplates</span></a> that have sunk in a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/subductionzone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subductionzone</span></a>. But the Pacific is one large plate, so there should be no subduction material under it. <a href="https://www.iflscience.com/unexpected-and-unexplained-structures-found-deep-below-the-pacific-ocean-77545" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">iflscience.com/unexpected-and-</span><span class="invisible">unexplained-structures-found-deep-below-the-pacific-ocean-77545</span></a></p>