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‘Gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean
April 8 , 2024
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- The phenomenon referred to as the ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean, Covering roughly 1.2 million square miles.
- This circular depression originates from the southern tip of India.
- It is officially called the Indian Ocean geoid low and is the world’s largest gravity anomaly.
- Scientists from the IISc Bengaluru have proposed a reliable explanation for the “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean.
- Plumes of magma originating from deep within the Earth, akin to those responsible for the creation of volcanoes.
- ‘Gravity hole’ is occurred where the Earth's gravitational pull is weaker, resulting in a depression in the sea level by over 328 ft.
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