April 8, 2021: Mona Seamount Bathymetry
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Océano Profundo 2018: Exploring Deep-sea Habitats off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Download larger version (jpg, 170 KB).
A major highlight for the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research Mapping Team during the Océano Profundo 2018: Exploring Deep-sea Habitats off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands expedition was the collection of multibeam bathymetry data at Mona Seamount. The final dive of the expedition reached a depth of 5,000 meters (3.11 miles) on the north side of this massive seamount. This impressive feature rises about 7,700 meters (4.78 miles) from the Puerto Rico Trench, with the summit located at a water depth of approximately 665 meters (2,182 feet).
From: Favorite Moments From the Océano Profundo 2018 Expedition.