A giant basket star with an intricate network of bifurcating legs is imaged 555 meters deep by the Little Hercules ROV at a site referred to as 'Nuang Traverse' on July 3, 2010 during the INDEX SATAL 2010 Expedition.
Basket Star
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, INDEX-SATAL 2010. Download larger version (jpg, 1.8 MB).
A giant basket star with an intricate network of bifurcating legs is imaged 555 meters deep by the Little Hercules ROV at a site referred to as 'Nuang Traverse' on July 3, 2010 during the INDEX SATAL 2010 Expedition.