Scientists uncover 'deep' connection between Earth and Mars that goes back 2.4 ... trends now
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Mars may be 140 million miles away from Earth, but scientists have uncovered a connection between the two distant worlds.
Researchers at the University of Sydney found a 2.4-million-year-old cycle of giant whirlpools in the our planet's deep-sea, which have been ongoing for more than 40 million years.
The intense underwater circulation was linked to gravitational interactions between Mars and Earth, with the Red Planet pulling ours closer to the sun every few million years.
The synergy between the two worlds is also enough to impact Earth's climate - increased solar energy and a warmer weather was found to arise during the cycles.
The intense underwater circulation was linked to gravitational interactions between Mars and Earth, with the Red Planet pulling ours closer to the sun every few million years - causing 'giant whirlpools' deep in our oceans
The team drilled 370 holes deep in the oceans across the globe to analyze sediments within the sea-floor.
Samples showed cycles of weakening and strengthening, which pointed to vigorous circulation happening below the depths.
Lead author Dr Adriana Dutkiewicz said she and her team were surprised to uncover signs of the cycles in sediments, marking the first evidence found in geological data.
'There is only one way to explain them: they are linked to cycles in the interactions of Mars and Earth orbiting the sun,' she continued.
The interaction between the two planets is called 'resonance,' which is when a pair of
