What in the world?
Over the weekend, a team of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ocean explorers came across something seriously unsettling lining the Mid-Atlantic ocean floor: a series of holes dug into the sandy seabed at seemingly regular intervals, as seen in footage taken by the NOAA's remotely operated submarine.
The bizarre holes were bored about 1.7 miles beneath the surface, right at the crest of an underwater volcano near the Azores. The incident goes to show just how little we know about the area — a vast, unexplored mountain ridge that lurks deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean's surface.as a quest to obtain some baseline information about vastly understudied — and mysterious — deepwater areas surrounding the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sea Camp offers kids hands on experience learning about the oceanTexas A&M Galveston's Sea Camp creates hands-on learning opportunities for kids.
Read more »
Ancient 'Canyon Diablo' Meteorite Reveals Mysterious Diamond Crystal StructureWhile studying diamonds inside an ancient meteorite, scientists have found a strange, interwoven microscopic structure that has never been seen before.
Read more »
See a black hole surrounded by rings of light in this remarkable NASA photoNASA has captured a new image of a black hole surrounded by rings made out of material the black hole is siphoning from its companion star.
Read more »