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pl23_expn6086.jpg

The smooth surface of a basalt flow is relatively heavily populated with sponges and corals

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Description

The smooth surface of a basalt flow is relatively heavily populated with sponges and corals. The cobble and boulder field in the center left of the image isdevoid of large fauna.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150807T234832Z

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

2015 Hohonu Moana