At a depth of 8,000 meters, scientists have found strange bacteria: they were not expected to be seen there

A month ago, researcher Victor Vescovo, founder of Caladan Oceanic, and Osvaldo Ulloa, directorInstitute

The Oceanography of Milenio, Chile, became the first people to descend to a depth of 8,060 meters in the Atacama Trench.There, they found unique microorganisms.

At depths that humans had never been seen before, the researchers saw a type of holothuria, or translucent jelly-like sea cucumbers.Experts have suggested that this is a new species.

Also at depth , scientists found bacterial communities that "we didn't expect to see," the researchers told Agence France-Presse.Unusual organisms feed on chemical and inorganic compounds. This discovery puzzled us and raised a huge number of questions: what are these bacteria?We have no idea, we will have to go back there for more research," said Osvaldo Ulloa.

During the expedition, the scientists also discovered species of amphipods, closely related shrimp crustacean species that fed on crustaceans, segmented worms and translucent fish. 

The Atacama Trench is where the convergencetectonic plates of Nazca and South America. There have been many earthquakes and tsunamis in the area. The researchers will place three sensors on the S American Plate and two on the Nazca Plate to see how the ocean floor is deforming. At the moment, "sensors of this type exist only on land," the scientists note.

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