Large barrel sponges and their associates were observed on a small seamount that had been discovered by the Indonesian research ship Baruna Jaya IV. Depth approximately 700 meters.

Image ID: expl2214, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Location: Indonesia, Gelembung
Photo Date: 2010 August 5
Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, INDEX-SATAL 2010, NOAA/OER

Category: Ocean exploration/

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