Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer images an outcrop that may have been a small volcanic pillow mound with elongate pillow lobes during Dive 05 of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition. The mound provided habitat for a variety of organisms, including corals and sponges.
Small Volcanic Pillow Mound
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Voyage to the Ridge 2022. Download larger version (jpg, 538 KB).

Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer images an outcrop that may have been a small volcanic pillow mound with elongate pillow lobes during Dive 05 of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition. The mound provided habitat for a variety of organisms, including corals and sponges.