New expedition will seek to locate Amelia Earhart's lost plane in the Pacific Ocean

An expedition to a remote and tiny island this fall will attempt to locate Amelia Earhart's plane in the Pacific Ocean.

The effort, announced Wednesday by the Purdue Research Foundation and Archaeological Legacy Institute, will focus on a "visual anomaly" in satellite and other imagery in a lagoon at Nikumaroro, an island located between Hawaii and Australia. Nikumaroro was previously known as Gardner Island.

A team will travel in November to inspect what is dubbed the Taraia Object to find out if it is Earhart's aircraft.