Researchers explored a region around 6,500 feet below sea level.
A deep-sea expedition to a “magnificent” underwater ecosystem in the Gulf of California has discovered towering mineral structures up to 75 feet high and 33 feet across which feature spectacular reflective “mirror pools.”
According to Mandy Joye from the University of Georgia, who led the expedition, the towers are biological hotspots for life and could potentially contain previously undiscovered species, despite the fact that the hydrothermal fluids contained high levels of sulfide, which can be harmful to living organisms.
“Unfortunately, even in these remote and beautiful environments we saw copious amounts of trash including fishing nets, deflated Mylar balloons, and even a discarded Christmas tree,” Joye said. “This provided a stark juxtaposition next to the spectacular mineral structures and biodiversity.” “It is a different world down there,” Schmidt Ocean Institute Cofounder, Wendy Schmidt, said in a statement. “Each dive feels like floating into a science fiction film. The complex layers of data we’ve collected aboard Falkor during this expedition will help tell the story of this remote place and bring it to public attention.
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