Details of the find

This very interesting finding was obtained by the research vessel “Nautilus” during research on the Liliuokalani Ridge, located within the borders of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. It is one of the largest marine protected areas in the world, larger than all the national parks in the United States combined, but people have only explored 3 percent of this area, 24 Channel reported, citing a post left by scientists under the video.

Researchers from Ocean Exploration Trust Descended more than 3,000 metersto explore the ocean floor. The team notes that the floor here resembles a “baked crust” that can be cleaned. At one point they begin to do just that, using the robotic arm of their underwater vehicle. Although the rock layers appear to be a solid volcanic mass, they are quite soft.

One of the expedition’s videos posted on YouTube recorded the moment when researchers using the deep-sea device discovered an unusual find that looked like an asphalt road made of yellowish stones. Some of these individual stones have incredibly smooth surfaces, as if they were actually bricks made by humans.

“This is the road to Atlantis,” the explorer shouts over the radio.

“Yellow Brick Road?” – gets another voice.

The moment the “Road” was discovered: video

In fact, a person is not involved in this phenomenon. It is a volcanic rock that has hardened over a long period of time and split to look like brick.

The unique 90-degree faults are likely related to heating and cooling caused by multiple eruptions on this baked margin.
– says the title of the video on YouTube.

This effect was achieved by the flow of hyaloclastite, a volcanic rock formed when many pieces of rock accumulate underwater during high-energy eruptions.