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![See the orange bacterial mats of northwest Eifuku volcano.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/photolog/media/eifuku_mat_qt320.jpg) |
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![Around some of the seafloor hot springs at NW Eifuku volcano.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/photolog/media/eifuku_sulfur_qt320.jpg) |
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![See an extraordinary biological community of hydrothermal mussels at NW Eifuku volcano.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/photolog/media/eifuku_mussels_qt320.jpg) |
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![The hydrothermal mussels at northwest Eifuku volcano Cliffhouse vent.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/photolog/media/eifuku_cliffhouse_qt320.jpg) |
See the orange bacterial mats of NW Eifuku volcano.
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Around some of the sea-floor hot springs at NW Eifuku volcano.
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See an extraordinary biological community of hydrothermal mussels at NW Eifuku volcano.
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The hydrothermal mussels at NW Eifuku volcano Cliffhouse vent.
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![The bubbles of the Champagne hydrothermal system.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/photolog/media/eifuku_champagne_qt320.jpg) |
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![The central cone at East Diamante volcano found a remarkable zone where chemosynthesis and photosynthesis overlap.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/photolog/media/diamante_bio2_qt320.jpg) |
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![The "Aquarium" site at East Diamante volcano.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/photolog/media/diamante_bio3_qt320.jpg) |
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!["Five Towers" hydrothermal vent Video](../../explorations/04fire/logs/photolog/media/five_towers_qt320.jpg) |
The bubbles of the Champagne hydrothermal system.
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The central cone at East Diamante volcano.
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The "Aquarium" site at East Diamante volcano.
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View the 5 Towers hydrothermal vent.
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![See chimneys made of sulfide minerals at the Black Forest.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/photolog/media/black_forest1_qt320.jpg) |
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![Sea life around the hydrothermal vents at the East Diamante volcano.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/photolog/media/diamante_bio1_480.jpg) |
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![Video of amazing scene of billowing smoke rising from a small crater.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/photolog/media/brimstone01_qt320.jpg) |
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![The incredible vista of Brimstone Pit.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/photolog/media/brimstone02_qt320.jpg) |
See chimneys made of sulfide minerals at the Black Forest.
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Sea life around the hydrothermal vents at the East Diamante volcano.
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Amazing scene of billowing smoke rising from a small crater.
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The incredible vista of Brimstone Pit.
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![A common seafloor feature in the study area was an occasional dune or hill.](../../explorations/04etta/logs/photolog/media/dune_100.jpg) |
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![A example of a vertical wall capped by a thin layer of manganese phosphorite rock.](../../explorations/04etta/logs/photolog/media/pavement_stone_100.jpg) |
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![An example of vertical topography at Sponge Cliff.](../../explorations/04etta/logs/photolog/media/sponge_cliff_100.jpg) |
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![A hard layer of manganese phosphorite pavement a common type of sea floor in the Estuaries to the Abyss.](../../explorations/04etta/logs/photolog/media/sponge_cliff2_100.jpg) |
A common seafloor feature in the study area was an occasional dune or hill.
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A example of a vertical wall capped by a thin layer of manganese phosphorite rock.
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An example of vertical topography at Sponge Cliff.
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A hard layer of manganese phosphorite pavement a common type of sea floor in the Estuaries to the Abyss.
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![Video of (Bathynectes longspina) crabs](../../explorations/03bump/logs/aug02/media/twocrabs_100.jpg) |
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![The extraordinary biological diversity of the Gulf of Mexico.](../../explorations/03mex/logs/summary/media/ngom_biodiversity_cm3_100.jpg) |
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![Characterizing Davidson Seamount](../../explorations/02davidson/logs/may23/media/daverocks_100.jpg) |
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![Video of deep-sea life on the Galapagos Rift.](../../explorations/02galapagos/logs/may28/media/galap_vidgrab_100.jpg) |
Bathynectes longspina crabs are frequently seen on the coral mounds.
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The extraordinary biological diversity of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Using rocks to charcterize Davidson Seamount.
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Video of deep-sea life on the Galapagos Rift.
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![](../../explorations/02monitor/logs/jul13/media/mon_undrwtr_100.jpg) |
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![lophelia banks video](../../explorations/02sab/logs/aug13/media/aug13_loph.jpg) |
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![Under ice morphology](../../explorations/02arctic/logs/aug26/media/morph_100.jpg) |
Monitor underwater footage
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Monitor turret video
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The beautiful and complex habitat of the Lophelia coral banks.
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Ice morphology.
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![Video of ascent up Oceanographer Canyon](../../explorations/deepeast01/logs/sep11/media/terraces_100.jpg) |
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Ascent up the wall of Oceanographer Canyon
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Reef balls
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Images
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Geologic Features
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![White smokers at the Champagne Vent Site.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april12/media/champagne_vent_100.jpg) |
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![White chimneys at Champagne vent site, NW Eifuku volcano.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april10/media/chimneys_100.jpg) |
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![Close-up of bubbles at the Champagne vent site.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april10/media/bubbles_100.jpg) |
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![The steep slope of the East Diamante volcano is seen in this image from the upper left to the lower right-hand side.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april06/media/blackdiamante_100.jpg) |
White smokers at the Champagne Vent Site. (HR)
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White chimneys at Champagne vent site, NW Eifuku volcano. (HR)
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Close-up of bubbles at the Champagne Vent site. (HR)
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The steep slope of the East Diamante volcano is seen in this image from the upper left to the lower right-hand side. (HR)
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![A piece of one of the chimney spires, cut in half and lined by a copper-rich mineral, called chalcopyrite.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april06/media/rockcut_100.jpg) |
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![Three small (~30 cm tall) actively venting spires sitting on top of one of the chimneys in the Black Forest vent field.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april06/media/threesmokers_100.jpg) |
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![This is a small, ice cream cone-shaped chimney located near the base of Five Towers.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april06/media/bubbling-all_100.jpg) |
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![Active smoker chimneys precipitating iron, copper and zinc sulfides from 230ºC fluid.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april05/media/five_towers_100.jpg) |
A piece of one of the chimney spires, cut in half and lined by a copper-rich mineral called chalcopyrite. (HR)
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Three small (~30 cm tall) actively venting spires sit atop one of the chimneys in the Black Forest vent field. (HR)
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This small, ice- cream-cone-shaped chimney is located near the base of Five Towers.
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Active smoker chimneys precipitating iron, copper and zinc sulfides from 230ºC fluid. (HR)
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![Interlayered basaltic (dark) and felsic (light) ash layers in the east wall of West Rota caldera.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april04/media/ash_layers_100.jpg) |
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![A contact between the lower basaltic and upper felsic ash units in the wall of the West Rota caldera.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april04/media/mafic_felsic_ash_100.jpg) |
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![Columnar jointing in pumice boulder on the top of West Rota volcano.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april04/media/crinoid_rhyolite_100.jpg) |
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![Sulfur and ash totally obscuring the outcrop from our view](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april01/media/pit_edge_100.jpg) |
Interlayered basaltic (dark) and felsic (light) ash layers in the east wall of West Rota caldera. (HR)
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A contact point between the lower basaltic and upper felsic ash units in the wall of the West Rota caldera. (HR)
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Columnar jointing in a pumice boulder on the top of West Rota volcano. (HR)
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Sulfur and ash totally obscure the outcrop from our view.
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![Sulfur balls littering the seafloor near Brimstone Pit.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april01/media/sulfur_balls_100.jpg) |
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![Giant smoky plume discovered near the summit of NW Rota 1 volcano.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/march30/media/craterplume2_100.jpg) |
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![A hydrothermal vent site near the summit of the NW Rota volcano](../../explorations/04fire/logs/march30/media/scarptop_sulfurdeposits_100.jpg) |
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Sulfur balls litter the sea floor near Brimstone Pit. (HR)
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Giant smoky plume discovered near the summit of NW Rota 1 volcano. (HR)
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A hydrothermal vent site near the summit of NW Rota 1 volcano.
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![Rock from southeastern slope of the Cape Fear Diapir.](../../explorations/03windows/logs/aug01/media/fear_faultrock_100.jpg) |
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![A mud chimney encountered during Dive 3914.](../../explorations/03windows/logs/aug01/media/mudchimney_100.jpg) |
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![Authigenic carbonate rock collected on the Blake Ridge Diapir](../../explorations/03windows/logs/jul29/media/authicarbonate_100.jpg) |
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![Various rocks collected during the Charleston Bump Expedition](../../explorations/03bump/logs/aug13/media/figure2_100.jpg) |
Rock from southeastern slope of the Cape Fear Diapir.
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A mud chimney encountered during Dive 3914.
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Authigenic carbonate rock collected on the Blake Ridge Diapir.
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Various rocks collected during the Charleston Bump expedition.
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![Large table-sized slabs of rock](../../explorations/03bump/logs/aug13/media/figure3_100.jpg) |
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![Vertical cliffs with alternating layers of carbonate rock](../../explorations/03bump/logs/aug13/media/figure5_100.jpg) |
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![Manganese-phosphorite rock collected with the submersible from more than 1800 ft](../../explorations/03bump/logs/aug13/media/figure6_100.jpg) |
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![Basalt blocks at the base of one of the spires of Alderdice Bank with a trumpetfish in the foreground.](../../explorations/03mex/logs/summary/media/trumpetfish_100.jpg) |
Large, table-sized slabs of rock.
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Vertical cliffs with alternating layers of carbonate rock.
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Manganese- phosphorite rock collected by the submersible at 1,827 ft depth.
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Alderdice Bank Basalt blocks at the base of a spires with a trumpetfish in the foreground. (HR)
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![Alderdice Bank basalt spire.](../../explorations/03mex/logs/summary/media/pinnacle_100.jpg) |
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![A 80 million year old basalt rock](../../explorations/03mex/logs/summary/media/basaltsample_100.jpg) |
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![Comparing volcanic rocks to terrestrial rocks](../../explorations/02davidson/logs/may23/media/rocks_100.jpg) |
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![Basalt "columns"](../../explorations/02alaska/logs/jul11/media/columns1_100.jpg) |
Alderdice Bank basalt spire. (HR)
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This is a piece of 80 million year old basalt rock collected from the base of Alderdice Bank. (HR)
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Comparing volcanic rocks to terrestrial rocks.
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Basalt "columns".
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![Fractured pillow basalts](../../explorations/02alaska/logs/jul11/media/pillow2_100.jpg) |
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![Lava tubes](../../explorations/02alaska/logs/jul11/media/pillow3805_100.jpg) |
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![Active chimneys on ridgetop.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/yr_sum/media/chimsa_100.jpg) |
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![Sulfide mound Magic Mountain.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/yr_sum/media/chimsb_100.jpg) |
Fractured pillow basalts.
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Lava tubes.
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Active chimneys on ridgetop. (HR)
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Sulfide mound Magic Mountain. (HR)
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![Active chimneys on ridgetop.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/yr_sum/media/chimsc_100.jpg) |
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![Pillow lavas on ancient seafloor.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/yr_sum/media/sitesa_100.jpg) |
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![Sulfide chimney piece from Mystic Mound, Explorer Ridge.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/yr_sum/media/sulfidea_100.jpg) |
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![Metallic sulfide ore sample.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/yr_sum/media/sulfideb_100.jpg) |
Active chimneys on ridgetop. (HR)
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Pillow lavas on ancient seafloor. (HR)
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Sulfide chimney piece from Mystic Mound, Explorer Ridge. (HR)
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Metallic sulfide ore sample. (HR)
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![Chimney sample embedded with "fossilized" tubeworms.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/jul31/media/tubeworms_100.jpg) |
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![The top of a huge chimney with marker 72.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/jul31/media/marker72_100.jpg) |
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![Hot fluid sampling at a black smoker vent.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/jul31/media/ropossample_100.jpg) |
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![Buccionid whelks and other invertebrates.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/jul31/media/whelks_100.jpg) |
Chimney sample embedded with "fossilized" tubeworms. (HR)
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The top of a huge chimney with marker 72. (HR)
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Hot fluid sampling at a black smoker vent. (HR)
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Buccionid whelks and other invertebrates. (HR)
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![Water spewing from "Cleopatra's Needle."](../../explorations/02fire/logs/jul29/media/cleopatra_100.jpg) |
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![Two anhydrite and sulfide chimneys at Majestique vent field.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/jul29/media/anhydrite_100.jpg) |
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![Anhydrite and sulfide chimney at Majestique vent field.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/jul29/media/anhydriteblow_100.jpg) |
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![Tubeworms covering a chimney named Zooarium.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/jul29/media/tubeworms_100.jpg) |
Water spewing from "Cleopatra's Needle." (HR)
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Two chimneys at Majestique vent field. (HR)
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Anhydrite and sulfide chimney at Majestique vent field. (HR)
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Tubeworms covering a chimney named Zooarium. (HR)
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![Zooarium chimney.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/jul29/media/zooarium_100.jpg) |
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![Pillow lavas and breccia.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/jul29/media/pillowlava_100.jpg) |
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![The ROPOS claw positioning a bacteria trap.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/jul29/media/bacteriatrap_100.jpg) |
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![Sampling an inactive chimney.](../../explorations/02fire/logs/jul26/media/oldchmny_100.jpg) |
Zooarium chimney. (HR)
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Pillow lavas and breccia. (HR)
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The ROPOS claw positioning a bacteria trap. (HR)
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Sampling an inactive chimney. (HR)
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![a rock is photographed with a scale.](../../explorations/02sab/logs/jul29/media/augustine_100.jpg) |
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![A large live rock collected by the Johnson-Sea-Link II.](../../explorations/02sab/logs/jul29/media/grab_100.jpg) |
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![Atlantis](../../explorations/islands01/log/sep26/media/atlantis_100.jpg) |
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![Wreckfish and rocky outcrop](../../explorations/islands01/background/islands/media/bump_phos_overhang_100.jpg) |
Each rock is photographed with a scale before the invertebrates are removed from it.
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A large live rock collected by the Johnson-Sea-Link II.
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Atlantis
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Wreckfish and rocky outcrop
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![Wreckfish swimming around cave](../../explorations/islands01/background/islands/media/bump_wreckfish_cave_100.jpg) |
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![Artist M.J. Brooks' sketches at Deep East](../../explorations/deepeast01/logs/sep15/media/art_notebook_100.jpg) |
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![Muddy sediment banks](../../explorations/islands01/log/sep21/media/terrain_100.jpg) |
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![Savannah Scarp rock sample](../../explorations/islands01/log/sep10/media/rock2_100.jpg) |
Wreckfish around cave
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Artist M.J. Brooks' sketches
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Muddy sediment banks |
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Savannah Scarp rock sample |
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!["Hoagie"](../../explorations/islands01/log/sep9/media/hoagie_rock_100.jpg) |
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![Sowpen rock](../../explorations/islands01/log/sep9/media/sowpen_rock_100.jpg) |
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![Phosphorite pavement rock](../../explorations/islands01/log/sep28/media/ledges_100.jpg) |
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![Trying to grab a rock](../../explorations/islands01/log/sep28/media/rockgrab_100.jpg) |
Savannah Scarp rock sample |
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Savannah Scarp rock sample |
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Phosphorite pavement
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Trying to grab a rock
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![seafloor community](../../explorations/islands01/log/sep10/media/shelf_edge_reef_bw_100.jpg) |
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![Effect of bottom trawling](../../explorations/islands01/log/sep5/media/trawl_tracks_sebastian_100.jpg) |
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![Abyssal sea floor near the Hudson Canyon](../../explorations/deepeast01/background/complexity/media/complexity1_100.jpg) |
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Seafloor community
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Effect of bottom trawling
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Abyssal sea floor
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Habitat
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![The top of one of the central domes in Maug caldera](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april09/media/corals_maug_100.jpg) |
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![A pinnacle rises to 167 meters below the surface.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april05/media/pinnacle_100.jpg) |
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![Stunning image of Aquarium site.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april05/media/aquarium_100.jpg) |
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The top of one of the central domes in Maug caldera. (HR)
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April 5
A pinnacle rises to 167 meters below the surface. (HR)
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Stunning image of the Aquarium site. (HR)
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![distribution of clam patches on the seafloor](../../explorations/03windows/logs/jul30/media/clampatches_100.jpg) |
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![A field of mussels and the bucket of rabbit chow](../../explorations/03windows/logs/jul30/media/rabbitbucket_100.jpg) |
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![The sea bottom beneath the Gulf Stream is highly varied.](../../explorations/03bump/logs/aug08/media/habitat_100.jpg) |
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Distribution of clam patches on the seafloor.
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A field of mussels and the bucket of rabbit chow.
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The sea bottom beneath the Gulf Stream is highly varied.
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Sponges such as bryozoans and tunicates are absent from the exposed surface, yet dominate on the sheltered side. (HR)
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![Charleston Bump food chain](../../explorations/islands01/log/sep27/media/foodchain_100.jpg) |
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![Simplified flow diagram showing the flow of energy, as food, through an idealized coral reef model](../../explorations/03mex/logs/sept29/media/flow_diag_100.jpg) |
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![A photograph of the mysterious basalt outcrop on Alderdice Bank](../../explorations/03mex/logs/sept27/media/slide2_100.jpg) |
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![A picture of authigenic carbonate ridges](../../explorations/03mex/logs/sept27/media/slide3_100.jpg) |
Charleston Bump food chain
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A Diagram showing the flow of energy, as food, through an idealized coral reef model.
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A photograph of the mysterious basalt outcrop on Alderdice Bank.
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A picture of authigenic carbonate ridges.
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![Thick clouds of fish around one of the basalt spires at Alderdice Bank](../../explorations/03mex/logs/sept26/media/rock_100.jpg) |
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![A coral and sponge garden](../../explorations/03mountains/logs/summary/media/340_100.jpg) |
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![Over 200 species of coral reef fish occur in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico](../../explorations/03mex/logs/sept30/media/deep_fish_diversity_100.jpg) |
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![Deep Reef Fish Diversity Legend](../../explorations/03mex/logs/sept30/media/deep_fish_outlines_100.jpg) |
Thick clouds of fish around one of the basalt spires at Alderdice Bank.
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A coral and sponge garden
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Over 200 species of coral reef fish occur in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
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Deep Reef Fish Diversity Legend.
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![Marine invertebrates in the deepwater habitat.](../../explorations/02quest/logs/jun16/media/squatlobster_100.jpg) |
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![Brittlestars](../../explorations/02quest/logs/jun16/media/brittlestars_substrate_100.jpg) |
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![The shallow pinnacles at Cordell Bank](../../explorations/02quest/logs/may26/media/coral_100.jpg) |
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![Large pink sea fan](../../explorations/02alaska/logs/jul15/media/paragorgia_100.jpg) |
Marine invertebrates in the deepwater habitat. (HR)
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Brittlestars often aggregate on the soft substrate.
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The shallow pinnacles at Cordell Bank.
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Large pink sea fan
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![sorting through sargassum collected during a neuston net tow.](../../explorations/02sab/logs/aug10/media/sargass_100.jpg) |
Fish over wreck site
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turret underwater
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Manta swimming over wreck
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Sorting through sargassum collected during a neuston net tow.
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![A closeup of a small mass of sargassum weed.](../../explorations/02sab/logs/aug09/media/weeds_100.jpg) |
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![Sargassum samples being sifted through.](../../explorations/02sab/logs/aug09/media/sorting_100.jpg) |
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![Lines of sargassum](../../explorations/02sab/logs/aug09/media/lines_100.jpg) |
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![Amalgam of amphipods.](../../explorations/02arctic/logs/mis_sum_pelagic/media/mix_100.jpg) |
A closeup of a small mass of sargassum weed.
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Sargassum samples being sifted through.
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Lines of sargassum can stretch for miles along the surface.
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Amalgam of amphipods.
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![Elephant Island.](../../explorations/02arctic/logs/sep6/media/elephant_100.jpg) |
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![Huge tabular icebergs](../../explorations/02arctic/logs/sep6/media/icebergs_100.jpg) |
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Elephant Island.
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Tabular icebergs. (HR)
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Bottom of an ice floe.
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Bottom of ice floe.
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![Underwater ice morphology.](../../explorations/02arctic/logs/aug30/media/under_ice_100.jpg) |
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![A channel of water between ice keels.](../../explorations/02arctic/logs/aug26/media/ice_channel_100.jpg) |
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![Artificial reef structures](../../explorations/islands01/log/sep2/media/concrete_reef_ball_100.jpg) |
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![Speckled hind entering a reef ball](../../explorations/islands01/log/sep2/media/speckled_hind_reefball_100.jpg) |
Underwater ice morphology.
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A channel of water between ice keels. (HR)
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Artificial reef structures
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Speckled hind entering a reef ball
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Marine Plants
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![Seaweeds are pressed on herbarium sheets for further study and repository in botanical Herbaria](../../explorations/03mex/logs/sept28/media/fig_3_16532_100.jpg) |
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![preserving a specimen in silicagel for molecular examination](../../explorations/03mex/logs/sept28/media/fig_4_16552_100.jpg) |
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![Deepwater seaweeds freshly collected](../../explorations/03mex/logs/sept28/media/fig_5_16712_100.jpg) |
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![A herbarium sheet with red algae](../../explorations/03mex/logs/sept28/media/fig_6_00192_100.jpg) |
Seaweeds are pressed on herbarium sheets for further study. (HR)
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Preserving a specimen in silicagel for molecular examination. (HR)
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Deepwater seaweeds freshly collected. (HR)
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A herbarium sheet with red algae. (HR)
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![Many seaweeds look superficially similar](../../explorations/03mex/logs/sept28/media/fig_1_16672_100.jpg) |
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![Seaweeds that show diagnostic morphological features are viewed with light microscopy](../../explorations/03mex/logs/sept28/media/fig_2_16682_100.jpg) |
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Many seaweeds look superficially similar. (HR)
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Diagnostic morphological features are viewed with light microscopy. (HR)
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Bacterial Mats
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![Thick covering of yellow and orange microbial mats as seen at the Yellow Top diffuse flow venting site.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april12/media/yellow_top-w-closeup_100.jpg) |
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![These microbial mats are similar in composition to those as seen at the Yellow Top Vent site.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april12/media/bacteria_balls_100.jpg) |
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![Yellow and orange microbial mats forming bioreactor mound with a thin crust and small chimneys on top.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april12/media/yellow_cone_100.jpg) |
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![Large amounts of biomass feeding on white flocculent mats](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april12/media/macro_on_mats_100.jpg) |
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The fluffy yellow and orange microbial mats seen at the Yellow Top venting site. (HR)
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April 12
These microbial mats are similar in composition to those seen at the Yellow Top Vent site. (HR)
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April 12
Yellow and orange microbial mats form a bioreactor mound with a thin crust and small chimneys on top. (HR)
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April 12
Large amounts of biomass feed on white flocculent mats. (HR)
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![Patches of encrusting red and green algae lie beneath filamentous bacterial mats on rock surfaces.](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april08/media/bacteria_algae_100.jpg) |
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![Chemosynthetic microbial mats cover red algae and coral (which are photosynthetic).](../../explorations/04fire/logs/april05/media/chemo_100.jpg) |
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![bacterial mat at Blake Ridge Diapir](../../explorations/03windows/logs/jul29/media/bacterial_mat_100.jpg) |
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![Orange bacterial mat](../../explorations/deepeast01/logs/sep24/media/bacteria_100.jpg) |
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Patches of encrusting red and green algae lie beneath filamentous bacterial mats on rock surfaces. (HR)
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April 5
Chemosynthetic microbial mats cover red algae and coral, which are photosynthetic. (HR)
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Bacterial mat at Blake Ridge Diapir.
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Orange bacterial mat
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![Bacterial mat](../../explorations/lewis_clark01/logs/jul10/media/r614bacmat_100.jpg) |
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![Beggiatoa bacterial mat](../../explorations/deepeast01/logs/sep29/media/Bacmat_100.jpg) |
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Beggiatoa bacterial mat
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Bacterial mat
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Bacterial mat near methane seep
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Hydrates
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![Outcrop of white gas hydrate](../../explorations/deepeast01/logs/sep27/media/hydrateoverhang_100.jpg) |
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![Shrimp crawling over a gas hydrate](../../explorations/deepeast01/logs/sep29/media/shrimp%26ice_100.jpg) |
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![Marine worms in gas hydrate](../../explorations/deepeast01/logs/sep23/media/icewormsmed_100.jpg) |
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Outcrop of white gas hydrate
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Shrimp crawling over a gas hydrate
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Marine worms in gas hydrate
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