A sponge the size of a minivan, the largest on record, was found last summer during a deep-sea expedition in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
![A sponge the size of a minivan, the largest on record, was found in summer 2015 during a deep-sea expedition in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. (Image credit: NOAA) A sponge the size of a minivan, the largest on record, was found in summer 2015 during a deep-sea expedition in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO%20-%20Biggest%20Sponge%20in%20Papahanaumokuakea%20Close%20Up.jpg?itok=5pKNtUQT)
A sponge the size of a minivan, the largest on record, was found in summer 2015 during a deep-sea expedition in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. (Image credit: NOAA)