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![The darkness of the seabed at over 500 meters depth was sprinkled with smallwhite sea urchins to create a vista that in the words of the submersible pilot,Colin Wollerman, looked like the Milky Way expl1829.jpg The darkness of the seabed at over 500 meters depth was sprinkled with smallwhite sea urchins to create a vista that in the words of the submersible pilot,Colin Wollerman, looked like the Milky Way](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_expl1829.jpg?itok=9HM0nLbm)
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The darkness of the seabed at over 500 meters depth was sprinkled with smallwhite sea urchins to create a vista that in the words of the submersible pilot,Colin Wollerman, looked like the Milky Way. The pink and white creatures areprobably a species of holothurian. (Image credit: New Zealand-American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 Exploration; NOAA Vents Program)