Researchers flabbergasted the science community after discovering the world’s second largest blue hole — which could potentially provide a window into life on other planets.
A map marking the TJBH’s location inside Chetumal Bay in the Yucatan.
Also noteworthy are the Taam Ja’ Blue Hole’s (TBJH_ steep slopes of almost 80 degrees that form a “large conic structure.” The aforementioned tidal flow makes it so they are “sharply stratified by a thin layer of freshwater on the surface that prevents oxygen from reaching the dense saltwater below,” per Discovery.com.
Despite the inhospitable conditions, blue holes are veritable oceanic oases teeming with life that’s adapted to an oxygen-poor environment.This lack of oxygen coincidentally has the side effect of perfectly preserving fossils, enabling scientists to potentially identify long-extinct species, researchers note.
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