WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:02.800 This is the Atlantis II seamount group. 00:00:02.800 --> 00:00:06.480 It is a group of about three peaks. And we are on the largest of the peaks. 00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:18.640 We are about 235 miles from the continental shelf. So we are outside the U.S. EEZ now and 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:22.960 we are really doing some deep-ocean exploration here on unexplored seamounts. 00:00:26.080 --> 00:00:29.280 Alright, so I don't know if you heard some of the excitement from geology in the back row here, 00:00:29.280 --> 00:00:32.480 but that carbonate-looking material was really exciting. 00:00:32.480 --> 00:00:34.400 I see it, too. Thank you very much. 00:00:35.840 --> 00:00:39.280 If you look in video stream 2, you'll see we're coming up on a rock that has 00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:42.560 quite a high density of sponges. This is not something that we have 00:00:42.560 --> 00:00:45.520 seen before either today or on the previous dives. 00:00:53.200 --> 00:00:56.960 So our depth right now is 2,435 meters, 00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:01.120 we're just getting ready to come off the bottom and recover the vehicles, 00:01:01.120 --> 00:01:04.320 and we want to thank those of you who are with us today. 00:01:04.320 --> 00:01:07.600 It's been an exciting day here on the Atlantis II seamount complex. 00:01:07.600 --> 00:01:11.840 This is the first-ever exploration of the bottom here.