"Scientists are about to embark on an ambitious expedition to Nikumaroro, a five-mile-long island in the western Pacific Ocean. There, they will investigate the Taraia Object, a 'visual anomaly' in a lagoon that they think could be Earhart's missing Lockheed Electra 10E plane. Amelia Earhart was flying the aircraft with navigator Fred Noonan when it vanished near Howland Island on July 2, 1937. At the time, she was attempting to become the first woman to complete a circumnavigational flight of the globe."
"Richard Pettigrew, executive director of the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), is part of the expedition team traveling to Nikumaroro Island. 'Finding Amelia Earhart's Electra aircraft would be the discovery of a lifetime,' he said. Mr Pettigrew said there's an 'extremely persuasive, multifaceted case' that the final destination for Earhart and Noonan was Nikumaroro Island. 'Confirming the plane wreckage there would be the smoking-gun proof,' he added."
"A 15-person crew will depart Majuro by sea on November 4, sail approximately 1,200 nautical miles to Nikumaroro, and then spend several days on the small island. Work on Nikumaroro will focus on inspecting the Taraia Object, which was only first noticed in satellite imagery in 2020 and looks like an aircraft fuselage and tail. Promisingly, the Taraia Object was later confirmed to be visible on aerial photos taken of the island's lagoon as far back as 1938, the year after the tragedy."
An expedition will travel to Nikumaroro Island to investigate the Taraia Object, a visual anomaly in a lagoon that resembles an aircraft fuselage and tail. Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan vanished near Howland Island on July 2, 1937 while attempting a global circumnavigation. Researchers consider Nikumaroro the likely final destination and say confirming Electra wreckage there would be definitive proof. A 15-person, three-week team will depart Majuro by sea after flying from Purdue University Airport, covering about 1,200 nautical miles to the island. Work will include video and still imaging and remote sensing with magnetometers. The Taraia Object appears in satellite imagery from 2020 and aerial photos from 1938.
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