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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition

Description

Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition. Diving at NW Rota-1 Brimstone Pit.Stalked crinoids on iron-oxide stained rocks appearing to be in a hazy fogcaused by hydrothermal fluids.

Credit

Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program

Display Date

2006 April 26 054642

Location

Pacific Ocean, Mariana Arc area

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Life in the Deep Sea
Some Other Deep Sea Bottom Dwellers

Keywords

Ocean Exploration