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National Geographic scientists say they’ve discovered the world’s largest coral near the remote Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean — an undersea mass that is so big, it can be seen from space.

“While Big Momma looked like a huge scoop of ice cream plopped down on the reef, this newly-discovered coral is as if the ice cream started to melt, spreading forever along the seafloor,” said ...

It’s more than 100 feet long, at least 300 years old and visible from space. The world’s largest coral has just been discovered in the southwest Pacific Ocean, scientists announced Wednesday.

"While Big Momma looked like a huge scoop of ice cream plopped down on the reef, this newly discovered coral is as if the ice cream started to melt, spreading forever along the seafloor," she said.

Team members deploy a deep-sea camera from the Argo research vessel. The 'mega coral' is so large it can be seen from space, but the coral has remained hidden from view just offshore. Photograph ...