<div class="cbp-popup-wrapper"> <div class="cbp-l-inline"> <img src="/okeanos/explorations/express/ex2301/gallery/media/ex2301-dive06-scarps-800.jpg" alt="During the sixth dive of the 2023 Shakedown + EXPRESS West Coast Exploration expedition, the team observed several scarps like this one that contained holes with five-centimeter (two-inch) widths that were interpreted to be biological boreholes, as there was no evidence for dissolution or water escaping from the holes." /> </div> <div class="cbp-l-inline-below"> <div class="cbp-l-inline-title">Scarps</div> <div class="cbp-l-inline-subtitle"><em>Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2023 Shakedown + EXPRESS West Coast Exploration.</em> <a href="/okeanos/explorations/express/ex2301/gallery/media/ex2301-dive06-scarps-hires.jpg" download>Download larger version (jpg, 1.43 MB).</a></div> <div class="cbp-l-inline-desc"><p>During the sixth dive of the 2023 Shakedown + EXPRESS West Coast Exploration expedition, the team observed several scarps like this one that contained holes with five-centimeter (two-inch) widths that were interpreted to be biological boreholes, as there was no evidence for dissolution or water escaping from the holes.</p></div> </div> </div>