Amelia Earhart: Short BBC Video

Environmental & Science Education, STEM, Science & Society, Miscellaneous

Ed Hessler

Interest in what happened to  Amelia Earhart has captivated many people for years leading to all kinds of ideas. 

In this short video (3 m 18 s), the BBC dives "into the conspiracy theories, hoxes - plus some actual facts - about the iconic pioneer."

 

Just recently, the exploration company Deep Sea Vision, announced that a "sonar image of something resting 5,000 meters (~16404 feet) below the (ocean's) surface...is similar ins size and shape to Earhart's plane." Here is the story from Padraig Moran, CBC Radio which includes the image and a video (4m 20s) with the explorers.