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Description
An outcrop rising from the flat - how big is it actually? what is the whitematerial? is this a remnant of a once continuous bed? a boulder that has beencovered with clastic material making it look like a mini-mesa? What is thewhite layer? 5900 meters depth on the flank of the Mariana Trench.
Credit
NOAA/OAR/OER, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas, Leg 3.
Display Date
20160621T023726Z
Location
Mariana Islands, southern. Hadal Ridge.
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Mariana