Mystery of octopus garden in ocean's midnight zone solved
Deep-sea octopuses are typically solitary creatures that inhabit frigid waters in one of Earth's most challenging environments.
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Deep-sea octopuses are typically solitary creatures that inhabit frigid waters in one of Earth's most challenging environments.
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The ocean is a wildly interesting place. Despite our best efforts, we've only been able to explore around 20 percent of it, but there are some weird creatures
Camera. some also have side scan sonar. i don't know that this one has it. it would allow it to search a larger area more rapidly. because there is so much other stuff on the bottom you need to put eyes on it to confirm this is the mini sub and not just another piece of the titanic. >> bill: you know how dark it is down there. can you see more than five feet in front of you? >> barely. it's pitch black. the midnight zone we call it. but these rovs do have powerful cameras typically designed for research or work under water oil wells or cables. >> bill: midnight zone is a new one. 20,000 pounds...
Field, maybe the size of a shopping mall parking lot and we think the sound is coming from that area. the problem is we've sent a bunch of ships that make sound to the area where we're looking for specific sound. someone doing maintenance in one of the engine rooms on one of the ships could be making banging noises detected and sounds like human. >> bill: thank you, you are a terrific guest. thank you, we'll be in contact with you as the story progresses. holding on to hope. the midnight zone is something you have to think about at that depth and that cold and that dark. >> martha: this questi...