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New research answers two longstanding mysteries of planetary science: What are the giant mysterious blobs of material near the Earths core, and what happened to the planet that smashed into the Earth to create the Moon? A new study from Caltech suggests that the remains of that ancient planet still lie within the Earth, explaining the origins of the blobs near the core-mantle boundary.
More: https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/the-remains-of-an-ancient-planet-lie-deep-within-earth
New research answers two longstanding mysteries of planetary science: What are the giant mysterious blobs of material near the Earths core, and what happened to the planet that smashed into the Earth to create the Moon? A new study from Caltech suggests that the remains of that ancient planet still lie within the Earth, explaining the origins of the blobs near the core-mantle boundary.
More: https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/the-remains-of-an-ancient-planet-lie-deep-within-earth
