University of Houston Geologists Search for Remains of Lost Ocean Beneath Earth's Surface
February 25, 2021
February 25, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 25 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release:
Over 621 miles below the western United States lies what geologists believe are the remains of a lost ocean, sinking toward the center of the Earth. These fragments of the Earth's crust formed the westernmost portion of North America during the Mesozoic Era, but researchers don't have a clear explanation of their origin.
A team of geoscientists at the University of Houston led by Lor . . .
Over 621 miles below the western United States lies what geologists believe are the remains of a lost ocean, sinking toward the center of the Earth. These fragments of the Earth's crust formed the westernmost portion of North America during the Mesozoic Era, but researchers don't have a clear explanation of their origin.
A team of geoscientists at the University of Houston led by Lor . . .