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Description
Rounded grains of coral sand interspersed with black basalt pebbles. Therounded grains are indicative that the peak of this seamount was once withinthe wave zone of surface waters.
Credit
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana
Display Date
20150924T231053Z
Location
Pacific Ocean, Karin Ridge Top
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2015 Hohonu Moana