🌋🌊 Deep-sea researchers from the #Ocean Exploration Trust discovered a unique "yellow brick road" formation on the Liliʻuokalani Ridge.
Located over 1,000 meters deep, the rectangular patterns are actually fractured hyaloclastite rock. The volcanic formation helps scientists understand the #marine #ecosystems within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/yellow-brisk-road-ocean
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“This IS the yellow brick road.” Deep-sea robot discovered real-life yellow brick road in the depths of the ocean – does it lead to the Emerald City? | Discover Wildlife
Think the yellow brick road is fictional? Think again. It’s real and it can be found more than 1,000 metres deep in the ocean







