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Description
Sponges are the dominant large fauna seen on this basalt outcrop. Perhaps acascading flow of lava frozen in time left this stairstep pattern. (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
20130804T175911Z
Location
Mytilus Seamount, north side, 3271-2750m
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition