Researchers were quite surprised to discover the bottom of an ancient lake that was paved with something like bricks at a depth of about 1,000 meters.
An unusual “yellow brick road” was discovered during an expedition to a deep-sea ridge north of the Hawaiian Islands. Science Alert writes that the Liliuokalani Ridge is within the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM).
PMNM is one of the largest protected parks in the world. In fact, its area is larger than all the national parks in the United States combined. However, it has also been little studied – scientists believe that today they managed to explore only 3% of the seafloor of the underwater protected park.
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This year, during a deep-sea expedition, scientists discovered an unusual find – during the dive of the “Nautilus” research vessel, scientists stumbled upon a “yellow brick road” that seemed to lead either to Oz or to the lost Atlantis.
It should be noted that during this expedition, scientists discovered the seabed of the Pacific Ocean at a depth of up to 3,000 meters. The underwater dive was recorded with a camera, so we can observe the real emotions of the researchers who discovered something unusual.
The magnificent “yellow brick road” is known to have been discovered by researchers at the top of the Nootka seamount, which is about a thousand meters deep. It is curious that the bottom of this “mountain lake”, which is actually at the bottom of the ocean, looks extremely dry.
When researchers first saw the unusual find, the first thing that came to mind was the road to Oz, or lost Atlantis. But there is a simpler scientific explanation.
The scientists point out that the bottom of this ancient mountain lake looks like a peelable “baked crust” – the volcanic rock in this area actually split open to resemble bricks.
Researchers believe the unique 90-degree cracks are likely due to the warming and cooling from multiple eruptions in this parched earth. At first glance, the “yellow brick road” seems like a path to a truly wonderful world, and researchers believe it is, in a sense. Scientists believe this “yellow brick road” symbolizes the path to Earth’s hidden geology.
Previously Focus He wrote that the underwater forest in the ocean is twice the size of India.
Source: Focus
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