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Geoscientists Pinpoint Ancient Forces behind Antarctica’s Gravity Hole


New research by geoscientists from the University of Florida and the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris traces the origins of the Antarctic gravity hole (or the Antarctic Geoid Low) to slow, subterranean rock flows over tens of millions of years.

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