Is the Earth a Dark Matter Particle Annihilator? (Yes)

OK, if you are with me that the earth, you and I are “struck” by dark matter particles all of the time with different masses and velocities, some trapped in a decaying orbit above and below earth, some absorbed immediately by the earth and some just passing through on their way to the solar system or outer space, then what is happening to all of that dark matter the earth is absorbing?

From  Physics Review D http://prd.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v83/i8/e083507

“If the present dark matter in the Universe annihilates into standard model particles, it must contribute to the fluxes of cosmic rays that are detected on the Earth and, in particular, to the observed gamma-ray fluxes.”

We have all seen (at least in pictures and screensavers) the beautiful pictures of the Aurora Borealis and Austrealis.

The auroras generally occur along the “auroral ovals,” which center on the magnetic poles (not the geographic poles) and roughly correspond with the Arctic and Antarctic circles. There are times, though, when the lights are farther south, usually when there are a lot of sunspots. Sunspot activity follows an 11-year cycle. The next peak will occur in 2011 and 2012, so opportunities to see auroras outside their normal range should be good.

According to my theory, much of the dark matter which strikes the earth is probably sent off from the sun during high solar activity.  So now what if the dark matter particles orbiting into the earth meet up at/on their way to the earth’s core and they annihilate each other?  Possibly some more deep earthquakes and possibly some of those “cosmic rays” are actually emitted FROM the earth at the magnetic poles, helping to create our ionosphere and magnetosphere, which actually in turn afford us PROTECTION from other incoming radiation?

Also, my theory leads me to believe that many deep earthquakes may in fact be the energy released from the annihilation of these particles as they collide deep in the earth.

During increased sunspot activity the Auroras shift outside their normal range towards the equator.  Are the beautiful Northern and Southern Lights actually energized particles emitted from the annihilation of dark matter within the earth and interacting with the Oxygen and Nitrogen in our atmosphere?

Think about that one for a while…

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