Author: Archit Tripathi / Source: did you know?
The oceans are vast, dark, and deep.
When you truly stop to examine just how far down the waters go, the scale of it is staggering to the imagination. Consider the fact that according to NASA, we know more about the surface of Mars than we do of our oceans.
In December of 2017, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted a mission to explore the deepest parts of the Gulf of Mexico.
The team aboard the Okeanos Explorer mapped the seafloor over 6,500 feet below sea level. They also learned more about the diversity of marine life in the crushing deeps, and took a stunning collection of photos of what they found.Coiled tip of bamboo coral growing out of seafloor sediment.
Snake star coiled among coral and larger, spiny sea stars.
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