About 3,300 meters (2 miles) below the surface off the coast of Alaska, where the sun’s warm rays never penetrate. NOAA Ocean Exploration A remote-controlled underwater vehicle encounters a strange golden orb.
It was “firmly attached” to a rock dotted with white sponges, was about 10 centimeters (4 inches) in diameter, and had a hole on one side.
It wasn’t entirely clear what the mysterious orb was. Initial suggestions from researchers livestreaming dives included eggshells, dead sponges, or coral from a mysterious species.
“I don’t know what to make of it,” said one of the researchers. Last year’s live broadcast.
“It’s definitely a big old hole, so either something tried to get in or something tried to get out,” one speculated.
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One researcher said, “I just hope nothing comes out when I poke it.” “It’s like the beginning of a horror movie.”
No matter how deep your fear is, there may still be room for growth.as reported in guardian, a hypothesis supported by scientists believes that something could have hatched from the golden case. Something that is by no means small.
“I use eggs for their texture. They have a meaty feel and no obvious anatomy. There are holes that indicate something has gone in or out. But they don’t look like eggs. “I’ve seen it,” says Kelly Howell, a deep-sea ecologist at the University of Plymouth in the UK. told the newspaper.
“If it’s an egg, the really interesting question is whose egg it is. It’s pretty big. That’s not a small fish egg. It’s pretty big.”
The researchers used a robotic arm to gently poke the object to ensure it was very soft, and collected it by suction for further study. DNA analysis will be conducted to determine the organism responsible for its creation.
The fact that the “egg” existed on its own is as interesting as its size. usually, oviparous Animals incubate and lay eggs.
Therefore, if the object is an egg, there is something unusual about it. That’s really great. Whatever it is, this sphere can tell us something new about the deep sea and the diverse life that thrives within it.
There’s a lot going on in the deep, inhospitable ocean that we don’t yet understand. Fracture pressures and subzero temperatures are just two factors that have prevented widespread human exploration.However, with remote-controlled vehicles acting as surrogates, the ocean gradually We will reveal the secret.include How do mysterious deep-sea creatures reproduce?.
“The deep sea is really mysterious, isn’t it?” Exploration Coordinator Sam Candio said: NOAA ocean exploration.
“Although we were able to collect the ‘golden sphere’ and bring it onto the ship, we have not yet been able to identify it beyond the fact that it is of biological origin. We won’t know much more until we get it.” By moving it to a laboratory environment, we can continue to leverage the collective expertise of the scientific community with more sophisticated tools than can be maintained onboard a ship. It will look like this.
“While we are a bit taken aback by this discovery, it is a reminder of how much we know about our planet and how much we still have to learn and realize about our oceans. Masu.”
A previous version of this article was published in September 2023.