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Description
Clusters of live bathymodiolus mussels were encountered by Deep Discoverer (D2)at seep sites south of Nantucket. White cottony coating on some of the musselshells is from bacteria. (Image credit: NOAA OKEANOS Explorer Program , 2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition)
Credit
NOAA OKEANOS Explorer Program , 2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition
Display Date
20130711T180204Z
Location
New England Seep 3, 1124-1054 meters
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition