In 2023, the JOIDES Resolution drilled 4,160 feet beneath the Atlantic seafloor at Atlantis Massif. 3 years later, scientists found water carrying a 572°F chemical memory, revealing a possible pathway feeding Lost City’s deep-sea ecosystem

The discovery beneath Atlantis Massif reveals how Earth’s geology, water and deep-sea life are interconnected. The 4,160-foot drilling operation did more than retrieve rock samples; it opened a window into an underground world where seawater can be heated, chemically transformed and transported before emerging into an ecosystem unlike almost anywhere else on the planet.