Discovering traces of the ancient Antarctic continent

Recent scientists have discovered the remnants of an "ancient continent" under thick ice in Antarctica by remote sensing satellites.

Hidden deep beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists were surprised to find evidence that the continent's long-term existence was lost . It is not but this is a very important historical discovery to open up the mysteries of Antarctica.

Scientists have discovered traces of an ancient continent under thick ice in Antarctica.

In order to uncover the mysterious ancient continents in Antarctica , scientists used satellite data to map gravity (like the seabed mapping) to collect geological features. Ancient importance on the Earth lithosphere.

"Newly discovered images give us the basis for research on the least understood continent on Earth, Antarctica," Fausto Ferraccioli, geological and geophysical scientist who heads the Southern Survey program. The British pole, said.

Much of the scientists' data combines the European Space Agency's data and the ocean exploration satellite flying around the Earth (GOCE) from 2009 to 2013 with the task of measuring the gravity of the school. Attractive Earth.

"In the East of Antarctica, we see an interesting picture of geological features showing the similarities and fundamental differences between the crust beneath Antarctica and other continents about 160 million years ago , " scientist Ferraccioli noted.

With the data obtained it also reveals the secrets of why the Antarctic has a thinner crust than the East Antarctic, made up of the ancient stable rocky areas of the Earth's crust.