Deep Discoverer grabs a manganese-crusted rock sample near a brisingid sea star at about 2,400 meters depth during Dive 02 of the expedition. The dive site was called Te Tukunga o Fakahotu and was located just north of the Manihiki Plateau, near the Cook Islands.
Manganese-crusted Rock
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Deep Discoverer grabs a manganese-crusted rock sample near a brisingid sea star at 2,400 meters depth during Dive 02.

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