by A mysterious golden "orb" found at the bottom of the ocean during a research expedition is "biological in origin" — but scientists have no idea what it is.
"While we were able to collect the 'golden orb' and bring it onto the ship, we still are not able to identify it beyond the fact that it is biological in origin," Sam Candio, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration expedition coordinator said in a statement.
The strange, dome-shaped object was found about 2 miles (3,300 meters) beneath the ocean surface on a seamount (underwater mountain) in the Gulf of Alaska.
It is about 4 inches (10 centimeters) wide. There appears to be a small hole near the base, and scientists initially thought it could be an egg case or some sort of dead sponge attachment.
But after bringing the golden object to the surface, researchers were left baffled.
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"While we were able to collect the 'golden orb' and bring it onto the ship, we still are not able to identify it beyond the fact that it is biological in origin," Sam Candio, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration expedition coordinator said in a statement.
The strange, dome-shaped object was found about 2 miles (3,300 meters) beneath the ocean surface on a seamount (underwater mountain) in the Gulf of Alaska.
It is about 4 inches (10 centimeters) wide. There appears to be a small hole near the base, and scientists initially thought it could be an egg case or some sort of dead sponge attachment.
But after bringing the golden object to the surface, researchers were left baffled.
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