All articles tagged with #geophysical modeling
Astronomers are studying lava planets—hot, rocky exoplanets with surface magma oceans—using models and upcoming observations from the James Webb Space Telescope to understand their formation, evolution, and atmospheric composition, revealing insights into their internal dynamics and age.
Scientists have solved the 75-year-old mystery of the Indian Ocean Geoid Low, a massive gravity anomaly, by demonstrating that mantle convection and hot, low-density material rising from the African superplume cause the gravity low, with simulations tracing its formation back 140 million years. This discovery enhances understanding of Earth's deep interior and its dynamic processes.