ROV exploring ridged rock formations on the ocean floor, with small marine life visible.
Deep Discoverer
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Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer images a rock wall covered with corals from the genus Chrysogorgia. Starting at a depth of approximately 990 meters (3,248 feet), these corals were the dominant fauna encountered while exploring this unnamed seamount during the third dive of the Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping expedition.