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A lone bioluminescent jellyfish seen in the inky blackness of the abyss

Description

A lone bioluminescent jellyfish seen in the inky blackness of the abyss. To the left of the jellyfish can be seen what appears to be a siphonophore at theedge of visibility.

Credit

IFE, URI-IAO, UW, Lost City Science Party; NOAA/OAR/OER; The Lost City 2005 Expedition

Display Date

2005 July

Location

Atlantic Ocean, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Keywords

Ocean Exploration