“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 ...

Scientists have puzzled over the origins of a gravity hole in the Indian Ocean for years. Now, researchers think the sunken floor of an extinct ocean could be the cause.

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).

The team ran 19 simulations and in 6 of them, the Indian Ocean Geoid Low formed, said Ghosh, who researched the case with Ph.D. candidate Debanjan Pal.

The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is a fascinating anomaly in Earth's gravitational field, marked by a region where sea levels are 348 feet (106 meters) lower than average due to an unusually weak ...

A new study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters on Thursday, found that this giant “hole” in the Indian Ocean is due to the Earth’s gravity being very low in this region.

The Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people. The plane headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed.