Thousands of Mysterious ‘Micro Depressions’ Discovered Offshore Near Big Sur

Thousands of Mysterious ‘Micro Depressions’ Discovered Offshore Near Big Sur
A surfer looks out at the Pacific Ocean as Morro Rock stands under evening sun in Morro Bay, Calif., on July 8, 2014. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Chris Karr
Updated:

A new survey of the ocean floor off the California coast revealed around 15,000 small craters referred to as “micro depressions.”

Eve Lundsten, a senior research technician at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), told The Epoch Times that some of the pockmarks are 400,000 years old.

Chris Karr
Chris Karr
Author
Chris Karr is a California-based reporter for the The Epoch Times. He has been writing for 20 years. His articles, features, reviews, interviews, and essays have been published in a variety of online periodicals.
Related Topics