Mysterious holes discovered on ocean floor puzzle experts, spawn aliens theory

nypost ^ | 7/27/2022 | ben cost

[bitt]

There are holes in their knowledge regarding these mysterious ocean-bed perforations — so experts are asking for help.

Scientists have been left flabbergasted over a series of mysterious holes discovered this week at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration posted photos of the underwater formations on Facebook and Twitter, where sea-savvy social media users have postulated that they could be everything from “wormholes” to “aliens.”

“Okay Facebookers, time to get out those scientist hats!” the NOAA declared in a statement regarding the pits, which are located 1.7 miles below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This remote region is the world’s longest mountain range, stretching 10,000 miles from the northern to southern points of the body of water.

Accompanying photos show the perplexing holes, which are aligned perfectly on the sediment of the ocean floor.

“On Saturday’s #Okeanos dive, we observed several of these sublinear sets of holes in the sediment,” NOAA described of the Atlantis-esque perforations. “These holes have been previously reported from the region, but their origin remains a mystery.”

[DouglasKC]

Some kind of critter once in a while walks or rolls on the bottom. Maybe a small starfish?

[Jim Noble]

C’mon, man! I saw the Meg!

[Candor7]

You should be more careful in leaving perforation records on the Ocean floor!( grin)

[Fred Nerks]

1.7 miles beneath the surface of the Atlantic and not a sign of any sediment. Must be recent.