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Sea Stars and Seafloor
A lone sunstar rests amongst many, many brittle stars. In this image, the characteristic sediment on the seafloor seen throughout Dive 08 of the Seascape Alaska 3 expedition is visible. The sediment consisted of a mixture of well-sorted, volcanic sand (darker patches) and organic-rich mud (lighter patches) as well as numerous burrows from worms and other organisms.
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Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Seascape Alaska.