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Quest to Find Amelia Earhart's Plane

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“QUEST TO FIND AMELIA EARHART'S PLANE”

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Earhart's 1937 disappearance triggered the costliest U.S. Navy search in history

The 2024 search for Earhart's plane cost ~$11 million!

Deep Sea Vision, a South Carolina exploration firm, spent $11M deploying an underwater drone across 5,200 sq miles of Pacific Ocean floor near Howland Island, where Earhart disappeared in July 1937.

Topic poll · all networksHow deep may Amelia Earhart's plane be resting?

  1. ~5,000 feet below sea level
  2. ~16,000 feet below sea level
  3. ~32,000 feet below sea level
  4. ~8,000 feet below sea level
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~16,000 feet below sea level

Topic poll · all networksWill Earhart's plane ever be found after 88 years?

  • Yes — technology will crack it 0%
  • Only scattered wreckage remains 0%
  • No — the ocean keeps secrets 0%
  • It's been found, just overlooked 0%

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Topic poll · all networksWhat will most likely crack the Earhart mystery?

  • Better deep-sea sonar tech 0%
  • New archival documents 0%
  • A bigger funding push 0%
  • AI analysis of old evidence 0%

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