During a recent mission mapping a habitat off the coast of Alaska, a submersible came across a golden egg. Experts can only guess what it is.
During a recent mission mapping a previously unexplored habitat off the coast of Alaska, a submersible remotely operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration came across something unexpected." appeared during the mission's livestream last month, mystifying scientists nearly two miles under the surface.
But scientists are struggling to nail down specifics, even after recovering it from the depths. After all,of the Earth's oceans have yet to be mapped or explored, let alone seen by humans. "While somewhat humbling to be stumped by this finding, it serves as a reminder of how little we know about our own planet and how much is left to learn and appreciate about our ocean," Sam Candio, the NOAA Ocean Exploration coordinator for the expedition, toldSome experts believe the object may have been left behind by an ocean dweller.
"At first glance, it’s possibly the remains of an egg case of an invertebrate animal, or perhaps a slightly mangled sponge," Jon Copley, a professor of ocean exploration and science communication at the University of Southampton, toldThe mysterious object appeared more like a puddle of brown-ish slime after the NOAA's Ocean Explorer fished it out of the ocean, pictures revealed. "Tickling" the egg revealed a thin, skin-like covering.
"Without detailed examination and analysis of the specimens obtained, we don’t know what this strange object is," Daniel Jones, associate head of ocean biogeosciences at Britain’s National Oceanography Center, told the newspaper. "But it highlights the diversity of life in the world’s deep oceans that remains undiscovered and the importance of scientific exploration."
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