Strange blobs in Earth’s mantle are relics of a massive collision: Impact with a body called Theia 4.5 billion years ago left remnants deep inside Earth — and also created the Moon.

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Strange blobs in Earth’s mantle are relics of a massive collision

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03385-9

Impact with a body called Theia 4.5 billion years ago left remnants deep inside Earth — and also created the Moon.

Strange blobs in Earth’s mantle are relics of a massive collision