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     • About 90 feet below the surface are round depressions with diameters averaging around 60 feet wide, but just about four inches deep.
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   How deep is a hole in the seafloor?

   • During Dive 04 of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, we observed several sublinear sets of holes in the sediment on the seafloor at a depth of approximately 2,540 meters (1.6 miles). We saw the holes again during Dive 09 a total of four times at depths ranging from approximately 1,440 to 1,500 meters (4,724 to 4,921 feet).

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   Are there holes in the sediment beneath the seafloor?

   • It was also not apparent as to whether the holes were connected beneath the sediment surface. During Dive 04 of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, we observed several sublinear sets of holes in the sediment on the seafloor at a depth of approximately 2,540 meters (1.6 miles).

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   Are there holes on the ocean floor?

   • There Are Holes on the Ocean Floor. Scientists Don’t Know Why. - The New York Times There Are Holes on the Ocean Floor. Scientists Don’t Know Why. Similar openings on the sea floor were first spotted 18 years ago along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Their origins remain unknown. Scientists are asking the public for their thoughts.

   There Are Holes on the Ocean Floor. Scientists Don’t Know Why

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   How deep is a hole in sand?

   • That’s because the sand at the bottom of these waters is full of holes. About 90 feet below the surface are round depressions with diameters averaging around 60 feet wide, but just about four inches deep.

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   Why are there holes in the sea floor?

   • Scientists Don’t Know Why. Similar openings on the sea floor were first spotted 18 years ago along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Their origins remain unknown. Scientists are asking the public for their thoughts. While researchers explored the Mid-Atlantic Ridge on July 23, they noticed sets of holes in the sediment that they couldn’t explain.

   There Are Holes on the Ocean Floor. Scientists Don’t Know Why

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   Where did the holes in the ocean come from?

   • The ultimate origin of the holes still remains a mystery and indeed the unknowns we encounter are often as deep and mysterious as the ocean itself. With each expedition to map and explore ocean depths, however, we learn more about this ecosystem that is so vital to all of our lives.

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3. www.sciencealert.com › mystery-of-strange-holes-atMystery of Strange Holes at The Bottom of The Ocean Finally ...

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   Jan 13, 2024 · The new high-resolution data revealed that marine mammals leave shallow pits on the seafloor, around just 11 centimeters (4.3 inches) deep, as they forage for sand eels. These are similar in shape to deeper, more pronounced pockmarks that can be found in other locations around the world.

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   May 21, 2024 · Off the coast of Big Sur, California, deep beneath the waves, lies a mysterious landscape dotted by large holes in the clay, silt, and sand. Decades after its discovery, scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and Stanford University think they have figured out what is forming the field's curious pattern of circles.

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6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › science-environment-57063396Oceans' extreme depths measured in precise detail - BBC News

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   May 11, 2021 · Scientists say we now have the most precise information yet on the deepest points in each of Earth's five oceans. The key locations where the seafloor bottoms out in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian...

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   Jul 27, 2022 · During Dive 04 of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, we observed several sublinear sets of holes in the sediment on the seafloor at a depth of approximately 2,540 meters (1.6 miles).

8. www.nytimes.com › holes-ocean-floor-mysteryThere Are Holes on the Ocean Floor. Scientists Don’t Know Why.

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   Jul 28, 2022 · Deep in the waters along a volcanic ridge in the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, sea explorers using a remotely operated vehicle to examine largely unexplored areas found a pattern of holes in...

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   Jan 18, 2024 · About 90 feet below the surface are round depressions with diameters averaging around 60 feet wide, but just about four inches deep.

10. www.bbc.com › news › science-environment-57063396Oceans' extreme depths measured in precise detail - BBC

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    Scientists say we now have the most precise information yet on the deepest points in each of Earth's five oceans. The key locations where the seafloor bottoms out in the Pacific, Atlantic,...