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NOAA Photo Library Image - expl6429

Patterns of black staining on a sand and mud bottom area. Is this material of geological or biological origin?

Image ID: expl6429, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Photo Date: 2011 July 24
Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Galapagos Rift Expedition 2011

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