There is a “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean — a spot where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal, and the sea level dips by over 328 feet (100 meters).

Called the Indian Ocean Geoid Low (IOGL), it features an enormous dip in the ocean’s surface, dropping 106 meters lower than surrounding areas. This "gravity hole" has baffled scientists for ...

The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is a region where Earth's mass is reduced, leading to weak gravitational pull, ... Discovered in 1948, the origins of this giant gravity hole — or geoid low, ...

Science; physics; planets; Earth's "gravity hole" off the Indian coasts has finally been explained. Maybe The Indian Ocean Geoid Low was likely shaped by magma plumes, but something's still amiss ...

At the geoid low’s lowest point, where sea level plunges over 328 feet, is a gravity hole where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker and its mass is lower than normal.

“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 ...

A 'gravity hole' south of India was formed by plumes of low-density magma that rose up from Earth's mantle, according to scientists at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru.

Earth's geoid, a measure of its shape based on the study of anomalies in the gravitational field at its surface, has a big hole in the Indian Ocean. A team of researchers may have figured out why.

An anomaly known as the geoid low has long puzzled geologists. One team has found what it believes is a credible explanation, and it’s coming from deep inside Earth.