A deep-sea ‘yellow brick road’. (The Ocean Exploration Trust/E/V/Nautilus/YouTube Screenshot)
7 MAY 2022
An expedition to a deep-sea ridge, just north of the Hawaiian Islands, has revealed an ancient dried-out lake bed paved with what looks like a yellow brick road.
The eerie scene was chanced upon by the exploration vessel Nautilus, which is currently surveying the Liliʻuokalani ridge withinPapahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument(PMNM).
PMNM is one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world, larger than all the national parks in the United States combined, and we’ve only exploredabout 3 percent of its seafloor.
Researchers at the Ocean Exploration Trust are pushing the frontiers of this wilderness, which lies more than 3,000 meters below the waves, and the best part is, anyone can watch the exploration.
All day every day, researchers providelive footage, and a recently publishedhighlight reel
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