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Deep Discoverer on a Field of Ripples

Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer moves across a field of bedforms or ripples on a flat area of Kelvin Seamount during our 2014 dive. Geologists and oceanographers can learn quite a bit about the current conditions of an area by studying the size and shape of ripples such as these.

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Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts 2014.