Amelia Earhart Team Share Updates As They Hunt Satellite Mystery
Summary
A research team from Purdue University is on an expedition to Nikumaroro island to investigate if an object seen in a 2020 Apple Maps image is the wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s lost airplane. The team is using underwater surveys and archaeology to study the site and will share updates during their nearly three-week trip.Key Facts
- The expedition is searching for Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed 10E Electra plane, which disappeared in 1937.
- The “Taraia Object” was first spotted in a satellite image from Apple Maps in 2020.
- Purdue University and the Archaeological Legacy Institute are funding the search.
- Earhart worked at Purdue University as a career counselor and adviser.
- The team left from Tarawa in October 2025 and plans to return around October 22.
- The expedition uses underwater surveys and archaeological methods to examine the object.
- If the object is confirmed to be Earhart’s plane, future missions will aim to recover it.
- The search was delayed earlier due to cyclone season in the South Pacific.
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