“All these [previous] studies looked at the present-day anomaly and were not concerned with how this geoid low came into existence,” the study states.
The depression is deep in the Indian Ocean.Geophysicist Shijie Zhong told the outlet the study offers an interesting take that could better understand the IOGL.
“We like to talk about the positive gravity anomalies, such as the superplumes over Africa and the Pacific,” he said. “But the geoid low in the Indian Ocean is one of the most profound gravitational anomalies on our planet.” The gravity hole likely took its current shape about 20 million years ago and will likely last millions more, Pal reportedly said.
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