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Seemingly defying physics, cup corals growing on a small bamboo coral

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Description

Seemingly defying physics, cup corals growing on a small bamboo coral.Deep sea coral.

Credit

NOAA OKEANOS Explorer Program , 2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition

Display Date

20130719T175010Z

Location

Block Canyon, east wall 1345-1239m

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition