Oceanographers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute have discovered a giant seamount in the Pacific Ocean taller than the world’s tallest skyscraper.
A team of researchers led by the Schmidt Ocean Institute has discovered a large seamount in the Pacific Ocean, spanning over 70 square kilometers. CNN reported it.
The mountain is located about one and a half thousand kilometers off the coast of Chile and is part of an underwater mountain range that serves as a habitat for sponge gardens, ancient corals and rare marine animals.
During the 28-day expedition, the researchers not only mapped a new mountain using a sonar system, but also captured images of several rare species of sea creatures. In particular, they discovered a new species of squid and a ghostly white Casper octopus, never before seen in these waters.
This discovery became one of the main events of the expedition to the Nazca oceanic ridge, a region that has been largely unexplored until now. The researchers note that only 26% of the planet’s seafloor has been mapped at high resolution, making their findings very important for science.
It was previously reported that scientists analyzed a sample of ice from the Himalayas and found in it the genomes of 1,705 viruses that are more than 41 thousand years old.
Source: korrespondent
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