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These craters mark the formation of brine pools, from which salt has seepedthrough the seafloor and encrusted the nearby substrate

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Description

These craters mark the formation of brine pools, from which salt has seepedthrough the seafloor and encrusted the nearby substrate.

Credit

Lophelia II

Display Date

2010 October 18 073722

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

Lophelia II Expeditions