Upon reaching seafloor of Caloosahatchee Seamount on Dive 11 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition, large sediment ripples were observed where ferromanganese-stained coral rubble was built up on the leeward side of the strong current flow direction with white carbonate sediments in between the ripples, creating a dark and light striped pattern.
Sediment Ripples
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts. Download larger version (jpg, 1.5 MB).

Upon reaching seafloor of Caloosahatchee Seamount on Dive 11 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition, large sediment ripples were observed where ferromanganese-stained coral rubble was built up on the leeward side of the strong current flow direction with white carbonate sediments in between the ripples, creating a dark and light striped pattern.

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