Throughout much of Dive 02 of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, we observed rocks with “stringy” tubes of unknown origin growing on them. The team was able to collect a sample for later analysis to possibly unravel the mystery.
Rocks with "Stringy" Tubes
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Throughout much of Dive 02 of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, we observed rocks with “stringy” tubes of unknown origin growing on them. The team was able to collect a sample for later analysis to possibly unravel the mystery.