Sea creature so big it is ‘visible from space’ discovered in South Pacific
Scientists have discovered one of the largest known sea creatures – a coral the size of two football fields – off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The coral is believed to be several centuries old, and is “so colossal that it can be seen from space,” the National Geographic Pristine Seas team behind the discovery said.
Huge sea creature discovered that's so big it can be seen from space
One of the largest known sea creatures, the size of two football fields and believed to be several centuries old, has been discovered by scientists.
Scientists just discovered a sea creature as large as two basketball courts. Here’s what it looks like.
In the warm blue waters of the Solomon Islands, an island chain in the South Pacific, lies one of the world’s largest sea creatures. Roughly the size of two basketball courts, it’s neither a whale nor a giant squid. It is a single piece of coral.
Giant Sea Creature Discovered in the Pacific Could Be Seen from Space
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