Upon landing on the seafloor, we encountered an extensive field of carbonate talus material that presumably fell down from the slope above.
Carbonate Field
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Exploring Deep-sea Habitats off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Download larger version (jpg, 1.1 MB).
Upon landing on the seafloor, we encountered an extensive field of carbonate talus material that presumably fell down from the slope above.
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