Scientists Found Two Mountains Far Taller Than Everest

Scientists have discovered two colossal structures hidden deep beneath Earth’s surface that are far taller than Mount Everest. Buried near the boundary between the mantle and the core, these enormous formations rise hundreds of times higher than Everest itself. Researchers believe they are ancient, ultra-dense regions that have existed inside Earth for millions of years. Even though we can’t see them directly, they may influence volcanic activity and the movement of tectonic plates. Watch now to uncover the giant hidden “mountains” buried deep inside our planet. Credit: Scientists in the Field: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Intern/Emily S Watkins, KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Ryan Fitzgibbons - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14197, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scientists_in_the_Field_(SVS14197_-_Compilation2-MaunaLoa).webm CC BY-SA 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0/: CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0: Magnitude 9.2- The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake: By USGS / YouTube, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnitude_9.2-_The_1964_Great_Alaska_Earthquake.webm CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0: LLSVP: By Sanne.cottaar, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64665106 CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0: Entstehung und Quellen des Himalaya-Gebirges: By ZDF/Terra X/Faszination Erde/C. Götz-Sobel/O. Rötz/M. Zimmermann/Maximilian Mohr - https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/entstehung-und-quellen-des-himalaya-gebirges-creative-commons-clip-100.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Entstehung_und_Quellen_des_Himalaya-Gebirges.webm Flament, N., Bodur, Ö.F., Williams, S.E. et al. Assembly of the basal mantle structure beneath Africa. Nature 603, 846–851 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04538-y, Fig. 4: Dynamic assembly of the African basal mantle structure and predicted continental crust in the deep Earth. | Nature, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04538-y/figures/4 Upper--and-mid-mantle-interaction-between-the-Samoan-plume-and-the-Tonga–Kermadec-slabs-ncomms10799-s2: By Chang, SJ., Ferreira, A. & Faccenda, M. Upper- and mid-mantle interaction between the Samoan plume and the Tonga–Kermadec slabs. Nat Commun 7, 10799 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10799, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upper--and-mid-mantle-interaction-between-the-S[…]me-and-the-Tonga%E2%80%93Kermadec-slabs-ncomms10799-s2.ogv Upper--and-mid-mantle-interaction-between-the-Samoan-plume-and-the-Tonga–Kermadec-slabs-ncomms10799-s5: By Chang, SJ., Ferreira, A. & Faccenda, M. Upper- and mid-mantle interaction between the Samoan plume and the Tonga–Kermadec slabs. Nat Commun 7, 10799 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10799, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upper--and-mid-mantle-interaction-between-the-S[…]me-and-the-Tonga%E2%80%93Kermadec-slabs-ncomms10799-s5.ogv Upper--and-mid-mantle-interaction-between-the-Samoan-plume-and-the-Tonga–Kermadec-slabs-ncomms10799-s4: By Chang, SJ., Ferreira, A. & Faccenda, M. Upper- and mid-mantle interaction between the Samoan plume and the Tonga–Kermadec slabs. Nat Commun 7, 10799 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10799, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upper--and-mid-mantle-interaction-between-the-S[…]me-and-the-Tonga%E2%80%93Kermadec-slabs-ncomms10799-s4.ogv Animation is created by Bright Side. Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.