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Scientists discovered several communities of football-sized mussels,Bathymodius brooksi, at Mississippi Canyon 853 during ALVIN dive 4178. Thisis the biggest B. brooksi specimen ever collected. Upon close inspection, youmay be able to see stains from the oil that is sometimes found in the sedimentaround seeps. (Image credit: Expedition to the Deep Slope/NOAA/OER)