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Bacterial mats, mussels, and tubeworms are common at cold seeps

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Description

Bacterial mats, mussels, and tubeworms are common at cold seeps. Thisimage from Atwater Valley site 340 in the Gulf of Mexico was captured with adownward-looking camera mounted on the ALVIN.

Credit

Expedition to the Deep Slope/NOAA/OER

Display Date

2006 May 21

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

Expedition to the Deep Slope

Keywords

Ocean Exploration