Researchers now discover a massive ocean beneath the earth’s surface.

The size of this secret sea forces a reassessment of Earth’s water cycle, raising the possibility of departing from ideas that attribute the principal source to collisions from comets.

According to a recent development, scientists have found a reservoir of water three times the size of Earth’s seas, located deep beneath the surface of the planet.

If information from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, is any indication, this underground water reserve is located about 700 kilometers below the surface of the earth.

Researchers discovered a significant finding in their investigation to find the source of Earth’s water: a vast ocean hidden far below the surface, deep under the Earth’s mantle. Enclosed under the blue-colored rock known as ringwoodite, this hidden ocean challenges our notion of the source of Earth’s water.

The size of this secret sea forces a reassessment of Earth’s water cycle, raising the possibility of departing from ideas that attribute the principal source to collisions from comets. Rather, the theory that Earth’s seas may have progressively leaked from its core is becoming more and more popular.

Northwestern University researcher Steven Jacobsen spearheaded the scientific effort that resulted in this discovery, saying, This constitutes significant evidence supporting the notion that Earth’s water originated internally.”To explore this subterranean sea, a vast network of 2000 seismographs was placed throughout the United States, and seismic waves from more than 500 earthquakes were examined. When these waves travel through wet rock, they slow down, suggesting that there is a large water reserve there. These waves go through the inner layers of the earth, including the core.

This finding raises the possibility that water exists in the mantle and migrates between the grains of rock, which might fundamentally alter our understanding of the Earth’s water cycle.

The reservoir is important, according to Jacobsen, because it keeps water below the surface of the globe.

Without it, water would mostly live on the surface of the world, making only the tops of the mountains visible.Now that they have this ground-breaking discovery, scientists are keen to gather more seismic data everywhere in order to determine the frequency of mantle melting.

Their research has the potential to completely change our understanding of the Earth’s water cycle and provide new insights into one of the basic functions of the planet.