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Indian Ocean gravity hole: The dent in Earth's gravitational field created by the death of an ancient ocean
The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is the site of the deepest dent in Earth's gravitational field. It's a circular ocean region with a gravitational pull that's so weak, sea levels are 348 feet (106 ...
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'A lost ocean in India': Indian Ocean’s 1948 anomaly holds clues to Earth’s ancient past
The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is Earth's deepest geoid low. Its weak gravitational pull makes sea levels here 348 feet lower than average, creating a 1.2-million-square-mile anomaly southwest of ...
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'Near India': Earth swallowed our 6th ocean, leaving a giant gravity anomaly spanning 3.1 million sq. km
Earth's deepest gravitational anomaly, known as the "gravity hole," lies 1,200 km southwest of India in the Indian Ocean. Spanning 3.1 million square kilometres, this region's sea level is 348 ...