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A red sea bat sea star, small patches of translucent to white sponges, smallorange sponges, skeletons of dead cup corals, and small orange anemones

Description

A red sea bat sea star, small patches of translucent to white sponges, smallorange sponges, skeletons of dead cup corals, and small orange anemones. Nomatter what the resolution of an image, questions always remain - what are thesmall white circular objects seemingly adhering to the rock but also in thesediment in the bottom of the image?

Credit

NOAA OKEANOS Explorer Program , 2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition

Display Date

20130814T160419Z

Location

Oceanographer Canyon, southeastern wall, 1246-891m

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition