Gravity is still shaping Earth's crust. In a new study, researchers claimed that the planet's gravitational force constantly changes its surface. 

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All planets are able to maintain their sphere shapes because of gravity. This force is the one responsible for pulling the physical bodies of the planet toward their centers. 

At first, it looks like the gravitational force no longer has effects on the Earth's land mass since the planet's crust looks stable. However, new research revealed that gravity is still molding the planet's surface. 

[STUDY] Gravity Still Shaping Earth's Crust, Says Experts

According to BGR's latest report, the new study titled "The role of gravitational body forces in the development of metamorphic core complexes" has been published in the Nature Communications journal. 

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This new research implies that gravity doesn't have a big effect on the planet's surface. However, this invisible force is creating small, significant changes in the Earth's crust. 

Involved scientists explained that these changes are based on how gravity affects the planet's deep physical structures. 

They added that changes in these internal structures can have effects on the rise and fall of the Earth's outer land mass.  

What Computer Modeling Reveals

Science Alert reported that involved researchers observed the so-called metamorphic core complexes around Las Vegas and Phoenix. 

They said that these land masses in the U.S. are remnants of some collapsed mountain belts.

Thanks to their advanced computer modeling, they were able to chart how these landscapes constantly changed. 

"Within extreme continental extension areas, ductile middle crust is exhumed at the surface as metamorphic core complexes," explained scientists in their new research. 

Their findings showed that gravity thickened and weakened these metamorphic core complex formations. If you want to learn more about their new study, you can click here. 

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