00:03this video was captured from the bottom of the ocean just west of the mid-atlantic ridge and
00:08this is what experts colloquially refer to as the lost city an area featuring giant towers
00:13of carbonate standing hundreds of feet tall the area was first discovered more than two decades
00:18ago 2300 feet underwater the lost city hydrothermal field was formed more than 120 000 years ago and
00:25scientists say it's absolutely unique at least as far as we know the pylons of mineral rich rock
00:31were formed by gaseous vents on the ocean floor forcing hydrogen methane and other gas upwards
00:35resulting in these towering behemoths some stretching 200 feet tall and while the lost city is definitely
00:41of scientific interest to marine biologists it's also an extremely interesting research opportunity
00:46for planetologists william brazelton a microbiologist previously told the smithsonian in an interview
00:51quote this is an example of a type of ecosystem that could be active on enceladus or europa right
00:57the second and maybe even mars in the past those moons are believed to have liquid oceans and likely
01:02rocky molten cores meaning the conditions found in the lost city where warm vents have led to creatures
01:07and other life forms finding a home there could also be found out in the solar system
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