A group of scientists encountered an interesting wind off the coast of Panama. Searching for the source of the wind, researchers discovered a hole in the Earth’s surface.
The abnormal air flow noticed off the coast of Panama has mobilized scientists. Investigating the cause of this flow, which can be described as a breeze, scientists began to investigate the geochemistry of the region. Samples of volcanic rock, gas and liquid in the region were examined.
The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reported that there may be an opening in the Cocos tectonic plate downstream towards the center of the Earth, about 100 km below the surface. The researchers stated that this openness could explain many things.
A geological hole has been detected
The mantle is mostly composed of rocks with a certain structure of silicon and oxygen atoms, but it may not be possible to encounter the same structure in every region. A group of scientists encountered an anomalous situation below Central America. David Bekaert, an expert in marine chemistry and geochemistry, is one of the researchers who carried out the study. “Just below Panama there is a hole, a window through the slab, that allows this mantle component to come in.” said.
According to the research results, this window may have formed naturally or as a result of a break. In both cases, the movement of substances on the surface is a creating a breeze provides. When wondering what might trigger this breeze, two possibilities emerge. The first is the crust and upper mantle rift zone, where the materials connect the Galapagos to Panama. From the Panama Fracture Zone to pass. Second, the materials of the typical circulation of the mantle are from the clear to last.
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Bekaert noted that the presence of the mantle window could also explain the lack of active volcanoes in Panama. Water accumulating on the crust of subduction plates triggers volcano formation. The opening in the plate below the Panama means that there is a gap in the crust as water does not accumulate. This is the flow of molten magma. to get harder causes. Bekaert also stated that there are unexplained anomalies in mantle chemistry all over the world and that he wants to continue working in this field with his team.