What’s Up With the Weird Pockmarks Up and Down the East Coast?

The video explores the mysterious Carolina Bays, oval-shaped depressions found in the eastern United States. These features, ranging from New Jersey to Florida, are ecologically significant and home to various species. Scientists have proposed several hypotheses for their formation, including meteor impacts and ancient lakes. The most supported theory suggests they are remnants of thermokarst lakes formed during the last Ice Age. The video also explains the optically stimulated luminescence technique used to date these formations, revealing their age to be around 92,000 to 95,000 years.

What are Carolina Bays and where are they primarily located?

Describe the ecological significance of Carolina Bays.

What hypotheses have scientists proposed regarding the formation of Carolina Bays?

How does the technique of optically stimulated luminescence help in understanding the age of Carolina Bays?

What similarities exist between Carolina Bays and thermokarst lakes?