Courtesy Of Anon. -- A Metallic Rock, On The Ocean Floor... Is Producing Oxygen -- By Electrolysis?!

This is some seriously baffling underwater geological science. Could this finding mean that even in the deepest oceans under Europa's thick water ice crust -- oxygen is produced by similar metallic rocks -- at its own rocky core? The mind boggles, as to what that means for the prospect for life. . . off of Earth.

Here's the story from CNN this morning:

. . .A startling discovery made public in July that metallic rocks were apparently producing oxygen on the Pacific Ocean’s seabed, where no light can penetrate, was a scientific bombshell.

Initial research suggested potato-size nodules rich in metals, predominantly found 4,000 meters (13,100 feet) below the surface in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, released an electrical charge, splitting seawater into oxygen and hydrogen through electrolysis. The unprecedented natural phenomenon challenges the idea that oxygen can only be made from sunlight via photosynthesis. . . .

The daily firehose of science advancing. . . is almost more than us amateurs can keep up with. Who knew all this was happening in deep, dark, cold ocean trenches?! Great find, Anon. -- nope, hadn't seen it! Onward, grinning!

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