Scientists have found many kinds of extreme creatures in the submarine crater.
Stockholm, 65438+February, 12, Oslo News: Scientists recently said that around a fiery crater in the Atlantic Ocean and in the dark waters under the thick ice in Antarctica, marine life is full of vitality, which supports the statement that other planets besides the earth may also be suitable for living.
Researchers of the marine life survey project involving 70 countries said that in 2006, 500 new marine species were found in the ocean, including about 150 fish species.
For a long time, people thought that some places were too harsh on creatures. However, many species have been found near the crater where the erupting liquid temperature is as high as 407 degrees Celsius and in other dark, cold and harsh places. In some places, the environment is as bad as Mars and Venus.
"The era of exploration is not over yet," said a project leader of the Alfred Si Long Foundation in the United States. For NASA and those who are interested in extraterrestrial life, these findings are "exciting".
In 2006, it was found that shrimp, mussels and bacteria lived near the fiery crater at 407 degrees Celsius on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in the north of Ascension Island. This crater is the highest temperature recorded in the ocean crater, which is higher than the melting point of lead. Chris Germain of Southampton National ocean centre, who is in charge of the Atlantic census project, said: "This is the most extreme environment, but there are a lot of creatures around."
He said that how these creatures overcome the temperature difference is a mystery to be solved urgently. Because, at the bottom of the sea 3000 meters below sea level, the water temperature is only 2 degrees Celsius, but many creatures are suffering from the sea temperature of 80 degrees Celsius, which is close to boiling in the fiery crater.