00:00This is an area on the bottom of the ocean just north of the Hawaiian Islands.
00:08The seafloor was being investigated by the Ocean Exploration Trust and the Nautilus underwater
00:13vessel and this was an unexpected find.
00:16It looks like a road on the seafloor, nearly 3,280 feet below the surface, well over half
00:22a mile down.
00:23I feel like I'm looking at like a road to Atlantis.
00:27So what is it?
00:28Well scientists say while it looks like the road to Atlantis, this is actually an ancient
00:32lake bed.
00:33And the dry appearance is likely the result of volcanic activity literally baking the
00:37crust into this brick-like appearance.
00:39With the research team writing about it, quote, the unique 90 degree fractures are likely
00:43related to heating and cooling stress from multiple eruptions at this baked margin.
00:48With each brick being a tiny fracture caused by this stress, lining up just like bricks
00:52in a road.
00:53The Ocean Exploration Trust is constantly pushing the boundaries of deep sea surveying
00:57And with only 3% of the ocean's floor mapped, they certainly have their work cut out for them.
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