Sinkholes don't just happen on land, they also happen in the ocean where they're known as blue holes. And now, researchers say they've found the deepest one yet on the planet – one so large that they can't even get to the bottom. It's the Taam Ja' Blue Hole in Mexico's Chet...
Based on the best resolution bathymetric datasets currently available from public repositories, the deepest points in each ocean are the Molloy Hole in the Fram Strait (Arctic Ocean; 5669 m, 79.137° N/2.817° E), the trench axis of the Puerto Rico Trench (Atlantic Ocean; 8408 m 19.613...
It was 1927 when an enterprising Walter Peck, on his way to the weekly poker game, nearly fell into a hole in the ground. Not wanting to miss poker, he vowed to come back the next day to investigate. He did, and brought a few friends, a bucket, and rope. He had his friends lowe...
That’s the challenge that has been taken up by scientists around the world over the last five decades, with each seeking to drill a hole that will go deeper than before. The goal: the Earth’s mantle. The mantlemakes up40 percent or more of the planet, which has a radius of 4,0...
. André Droxler, a professor of Earth science at Rice University, tellsNicole Orttung atThe Christian Science Monitorthat he thinks either tectonic activity or an unknown process created the Dragon Hole, and that its formation may reveal new insight into earlier geologic activity in the planet....
“Ocean Trenches.”Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI, www.whoi.edu/main/topic/trenches. US Department of Commerce, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “NOAA Ocean Explorer: Ambient Sound at Full Ocean Depth: Eavesdropping on the Challenger Deep.”2016 Deepwater Exploration ...
Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh reached a 10,916 m depth in their Trieste bathyscaphe in 1960. The first unmanned vehicle to reach the Deep was controlled by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s researchers, reaching up to 10,902 meters. ...
The Deepest Blue Hole on the Planet Blue holes are essentially giant pits in the sea that can plunge hundreds of feet, and are known for the distinctive blue colors visible from above that give them the name. Dragon Hole is located in the Paracel Islands, also known as Xisha in Chinese....
Deepest hole drilled:2111m Deepest water depth drilled in:5980m A fossilised clam in a piece of rock core brought up from below the seabed. Fossils help the scientists to tell the age of the rocks and what kind of environment they were living in. ...
This is one of the deepest caves on Earth. It is located in Georgia. It is 1800 meters deep. It is a bell-shaped cave below a small mountain. It has access to natural sunlight because of a large hole present in it. 9. Sima de la Cormisa ...