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pl23_expl2275.jpg

Ghost-like bioluminescent siphonophores drift far above the Hercules ROV

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Description

Ghost-like bioluminescent siphonophores drift far above the Hercules ROV. The photograph was taken from the Argus vehicle. Hercules is attached by a30-meter umbilical to Argus.

Credit

IFE, URI-IAO, UW, Lost City Science Party; NOAA/OAR/OER; The Lost City 2005 Expedition

Display Date

2005 July

Location

Atlantic Ocean, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Keywords

Ocean Exploration