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pl23_expn6083.jpg

Widely spaced linear arrangement of whip corals on a basalt substrate

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Description

Widely spaced linear arrangement of whip corals on a basalt substrate. Althoughthe white object in the center is a sponge, it is reminiscent of imaginativeMars rover alien sightings.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150806T013759Z

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

2015 Hohonu Moana