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A relatively barren area covered with pebbles and cobbles

Description

A relatively barren area covered with pebbles and cobbles. A few boulders areapparent. An anthomastus coral and hexactellinid sponge are on the right and a red shrimp is seen in the upper left of the image. The mistyappearing area was caused by the robotic sampling arm which scooped up someof the pebble and cobble substrate.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150901T203927Z

Location

Pacific Ocean, Swordfish Seamount

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2015 Hohonu Moana