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Description
Operation Deep Slope 2006. A large aggregation of sea urchins plowing throughthe bottom sediments near cold seep sites. These are just a few of the urchinsseen during this ALVIN dive.
Credit
Image courtesy of Expedition to the Deep Slope 2006, NOAA-OE
Display Date
2006 May 17
Location
Gulf of Mexico
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Expedition to the Deep Slope
Keywords
Ocean Exploration