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The monstrous 'blobs' near Earth's core may be even bigger than we thought

from Live Science

The monstrous 'blobs' near Earth's core may be even bigger than we thought Live Science Deep within Earth, where the solid mantle meets the molten outer core, strange continent-size blobs of hot rock jut out for hundreds of miles in every direction. These underground mountains go by many names: "thermo-chemical piles," "large low-shear velocity provinces" (LLSVPs), or sometimes just "the blobs." Geologists don't know much about where these blobs came from or what they are, but they do know that they're gargantuan. READ MORE

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