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Wide Patches of Ripple-ornamented Sediment

During Dive 17 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones, on the summit plateau of Gosnold Seamount, we encountered these alternating wide patches of ripple-ornamented sediment with pteropod tests and ferromanganese chips accumulating on the side of the ripple facing the current and pavement with ferromanganese-coated cobbles, boulders, and nodules.

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Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts.