Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer traverses over the seafloor during Windows to the Deep 2021 Dive 12. Throughout the dive, the seafloor was covered with dead Lophelia pertusa coral rubble with a variety of small sponges and gorgonians growing on the rubble. Sea urchins, crinoids, and glass sponges were also common.
Deep Discoverer
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Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer traverses over the seafloor during Windows to the Deep 2021 Dive 12. Throughout the dive, the seafloor was covered with dead Lophelia pertusa coral rubble with a variety of small sponges and gorgonians growing on the rubble. Sea urchins, crinoids, and glass sponges were also common.