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        "msgid": "giant-hidden-mountains-inside-earth-taller-than-everest-1788141057",
        "date": "2026-08-31 07:55:00",
        "title": "Giant Hidden Mountains Inside Earth, Taller than Everest",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Science",
        "summary": "Scientists have identified two enormous structures deep within the Earth's mantle that dwarf Mount Everest, with one stretching 3,000 km across the Pacific. Known as Large Low-Velocity Provinces, these formations slow seismic waves and may be composed of tightly packed mineral grains. New research suggests the Pacific structure contains subducted oceanic crust, challenging earlier theories about their origins.",
        "content": "<p>A study has discovered giant mountain structures hidden deep within\nthe Earth. Some of them extend more than 1,000 kilometres, far taller\nthan Everest.<\/p>\n<p>Two large structures were found beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean.\nEach structure, named Tuzo and Jason, lies 2,000 km below the Earth\u2019s\nsurface.<\/p>\n<p>The mountain beneath the Pacific stretches 3,000 km, nearly as wide\nas the Moon. Combined, these structures account for 6% of the Earth\u2019s\ntotal volume, according to Science Focus.<\/p>\n<p>Although called mountains, these two structures are known as Large\nLow-Velocity Provinces (LLVPs) \u2014 regions with massive low-velocity\nwaves. This means the areas slow the passage of seismic waves.<\/p>\n<p>Research led by seismologist Arwen Deuss of Utrecht University in the\nNetherlands sought to understand how seismic waves lose energy or\nexperience attenuation as they pass through LLVPs.<\/p>\n<p>The team found that the waves lose only a small amount of energy.\nMore energy is lost when waves pass through tectonic plate regions\nlocated nearby.<\/p>\n<p>According to the team, this finding indicates the presence of mineral\ngrains that form the plates and the subsurface mountain structures.\nThese grains are quite small and tightly packed, making it difficult for\nseismic waves to pass through.<\/p>\n<p>This discovery also gave rise to a theory that remnants of a foreign\nplanet that collided with Earth in its early formation period are\npresent. The debris later formed the Moon.<\/p>\n<p>However, this was refuted by a 2025 study. A team led by James Panton\nof Cardiff University found that the two structures have different\ncompositions and formed at a more recent time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found that the Pacific LLVP is rich in subducted oceanic crust\nmaterial. This means Earth\u2019s relatively recent subduction history is the\ncause of these differences,\u201d said Panton.<\/p>",
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