Are there really huge creatures deep in Antarctica?
What does the end of the world look like?
In the dark depths of 4 kilometers under the ice, there is also a miracle of the earth hidden, which is the true face of Antarctica that you have never seen before!
This is the Alucia, equipped with state-of-the-art submersibles and a new highly sensitive camera capable of recording images in complete darkness, and it is about to travel to the depths of Antarctica, a journey that is completely unknown;
After breaking into the Antarctic waters, you will see a picture that you will never see in your life, a 16-meter-long body flying in the air, a group of humpback whales eating together...
Before we officially explore, let's review what humans have found in Antarctica in the past two hundred years:
First, meteorites
As of 2010, 48,000 meteorites have been discovered, and microbial traces have been found on one of the Martian meteorites.
Second, fossils
What does it mean that a world that has been frozen for tens of millions of years has found many animal fossils and tropical plant fossils, and a large number of dinosaur fossils have also been found?
Third, the pyramid
It is so angular that from a satellite point of view there appear to be three, almost identical to the three pyramids of Egypt. Whether it is artificial construction or natural construction, as long as you enter this coordinate, you can easily find it (79°58'39.25"S, 81°57'32.21"W)
Fourth, ice cores
This ice core is taken from 3046 meters below the ice and has a history of about 1 million years;
This is the first time in history that the antarctic continent has been explored with a submersible, the temperature of the sea is close to freezing throughout the year, no one has ever explored it before, and it is said that there are very strange and huge creatures living in the depths of the sea, what will happen to us?
Dive Begins:
Do you want to know what it's like under the ice waters of Antarctica? More than 90% of the icebergs are hidden underwater, and submersibles may crash at any time;
3 meters underwater, this is the appearance of the iceberg underwater, as if it has been deliberately carved, too spectacular isn't it?
15 meters underwater, these erected in the sea, like a giant stonehenge is the sperm whale family sleeping, like some kind of mysterious ritual, their sleep time is usually only 6-24 minutes, it is difficult to imagine the mood of the photographer at that time, if the whale suddenly woke up, what would be the scene?
50 meters underwater, the base of the iceberg gradually appears in front of our eyes, when you stare into the abyss, the abyss is also staring at you, as if it can swallow people at any time;
There doesn't seem to be any sign of life here, and the submersible continues to descend;
250 meters under the sea, the krill storm is coming! In just a few minutes, the submersible is completely surrounded by krill, and their number is so large that it is almost impossible to see the water in front of them, and from time to time there are a few that emit a blue glow;
In fact, what we see now is only a very small part, the real number of Antarctic krill is about 700 million tons, and almost all the animals here feed on krill;
They are the cornerstone of Antarctic ecology and the ultimate secret of the rations of all Antarctic creatures;
500 meters under the sea, life is hidden here, you think they are all plants?
You're wrong, they're all animals, like this hairy star:
It has been on Earth for 300 million years, looks like a shuttlecock, all its tentacles are so coordinated that it can slowly ascend itself with a gentle dance, and the way it descends is more interesting, such as this: successful landing, more like a shuttlecock;
This is a sponge, but also an animal that has lived in the sea for 600 million years and was often used to bathe and wash dishes in ancient China;
This duck-like thing is also an animal, and at the moment it is devouring plankton in the water;
And this pink sea pig, which is a very elegant predator, sucks the microorganisms with his feet and then gently sends them to his mouth;
Surprisingly, this silver fish actually inserted two fins directly into the seabed, is it tired of swimming? Will it run directly with these two feet?
600 meters under the sea, this is the Styx water jellyfish, about twenty meters long, is one of the most difficult to see the world's giant creatures, the whole body is as silky as silk, as if human beings have lost the most expensive silk in this lost world, can't help but wonder, is this a species on the earth?
1,000 meters under the sea, which is the deepest depth that a submersible can dive, do we have any other surprises?
Yes, a creature that has always been thought to be non-existent has finally been photographed, this is a giant squid, and it is also one of the hardest giant creatures in the world to see;
Its shape is so sci-fi, the whole body is milky white, a pair of large eyes are staring dead at the camera, we have never seen it, it also seems to have never seen us;
Although there is no grass in this part of Antarctica, there are many huge creatures, such as this giant sea scale insect:
A body with dense hard hair, but also has a giant mouth like an alien alien, lifted up to about the weight of a watermelon;
In Antarctica, almost all marine species are larger than other seas, and sea spiders less than 1 cm in other seas can grow up to 30 cm in size here;
Other seas only have about 10 mm of footed creatures, here can also grow to more than 10 cm long, not only that, here there are 60 cm starfish, up to 1 meter high sponge, a 3 meters long, can spit out the tongue from the mouth of the crazy scavenger, and up to tens of meters or even hundreds of meters of tube jellyfish;
This is just a surprise that belongs to the Antarctic ice ocean, and when you come ashore, you will see a mysterious world that has never been so dreamed!
What exactly is hidden under the frozen Antarctic?
Here is the Oriental Station, in the dark depths of 4 kilometers under the ice of the Oriental Station, there is a miracle of the earth, that is, the Oriental Lake, which has an area of 14,000 square kilometers, has existed under the ice for 30 million years, and its purity is more than twice that of the two distilled water treatments;
If there is life in this lake, it is likely to be 30 million years ago, as of 2012, the Russian scientific research team has drilled to 3769 meters under the ice, only a little bit can get a glimpse of the true face of the Oriental Lake, but has found that there is a complex ecosystem in the Oriental Lake, and suspects that there is a giant life below;
The second, Vanda Lake
It is very mysterious, it is another miracle on the earth, it seems to be fixed only in the winter forever, usually the time is flickering, sometimes we can't see it on the satellite;
What's even more amazing is that we all know that Antarctica is the coldest place in the world, and the temperature at the bottom of Vanda Lake has reached a staggering 27 degrees, the salt content is more than 6 times that of seawater, and the content of calcium chloride is even more frightening, 18 times that of seawater;
This is simply incredible, so far no one can accurately explain this phenomenon, has ruled out the volcanic geothermal theory, solar radiation theory, and has become a world mystery;
Today, due to the impact of the continuous warming of the global climate, the Antarctic, which was once at minus tens of degrees Celsius all year round, has reached a high temperature of 20.75 degrees, 1.5 trillion tons of glaciers have melted into the ocean, and a large number of prehistoric creatures continue to appear, just like they left yesterday;
Maybe one day, we can actually see the frozen and intact dinosaur remains, this ice world will continue to fascinate and still be difficult to access.....
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