In August, scientists will dive into a previously unexplored oceanic sinkhole called a “blue hole.” The hole, named the “Green Banana,” is 425 feet deep and off the coast of Florida.
There’s a lot of mystery around the dive — Green Banana has never been explored, and dives into deep sinkholes are extremely dangerous. With the support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a team of scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory, along with Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the US Geological Society, will dive into the hole to (safely) see what they can find.
