The Green Banana, an ocean sinkhole in the Gulf of Mexico, west of Florida, was likely formed back when sea levels were lower. Ocean sinkholes are diveable but you need special equipment and nerves of steel. Emily says that she imagines it’s like being an astronaut.
Click above to listen to part 3 of Into the Deep, featuring Emily Hall, marine chemist at the Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida.
Into the Deep:
Part 1: Craig McClain / Alligator Fall
Part 2: Steve Haddock / Deep Sea Mining
Part 3: Emily Hall / Green Banana Sinkhole
Part 4: Chong Chen / Sounds of the Deep Sea
