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pl23_expn5937.jpg

A field of angular boulders, indicating never having been exposed to poundingsurf

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Description

A field of angular boulders, indicating never having been exposed to poundingsurf. This area had scant life - a small primnoid coral bush (Narella sp.)and a small stalked sponge are the only living creatures seen in this image.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150831T224603Z

Location

Paciric Ocean, McCall Seamount

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

2015 Hohonu Moana