Asphalt, here shown solidified into a seafloor pavement with bulbous features left over from its extrusion, forms a hardground that hosts corals in the Dive 09 area.
Corals on Asphalt
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2017.
Asphalt, here shown solidified into a seafloor pavement with bulbous features left over from its extrusion, forms a hardground that hosts corals in the Dive 09 area. Download larger version (jpg, 590 KB).
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