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Gulf of Mexico 2014 Expedition
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A seeming line of burrows. Were these caused by biological activity or somephysical process.
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Ripples in a sediment chute indicating fairly high current regime when materialis flowing.
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Ripples in a sediment chute indicating fairly high current regime when materialis flowing.
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A tar lily - a flower-like extrusion of asphalt on the seafloor. Each petalof the tar lily was curved and had internal layering, a result ofde-volatilization of the asphalt rising from the sub-seafloor upon its contactwith seawater.
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A tar lily - a flower-like extrusion of asphalt on the seafloor. Each petalof the tar lily was curved and had internal layering, a result ofde-volatilization of the asphalt rising from the sub-seafloor upon its contactwith seawater.
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A tar lily - a flower-like extrusion of asphalt on the seafloor. Each petalof the tar lily was curved and had internal layering, a result ofde-volatilization of the asphalt rising from the sub-seafloor upon its contactwith seawater.
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A tar lily - a flower-like extrusion of asphalt on the seafloor. Each petalof the tar lily was curved and had internal layering, a result ofde-volatilization of the asphalt rising from the sub-seafloor upon its contactwith seawater.
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A tar lily - a flower-like extrusion of asphalt on the seafloor. Each petalof the tar lily was curved and had internal layering, a result ofde-volatilization of the asphalt rising from the sub-seafloor upon its contactwith seawater.
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A black stain on the seafloor. Possible a small methane seep area. Largeropy excrement is probably from either enteropneust worms or holothurians.
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A natural barrel of tar broken off a tar lily.
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Portion of tar lily. Minimal life in area with exception of two large anemones. White area is small accumulation of methane hydrate.The paucity of lifeindicates these are relatively young features.
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Tar lily with a number of anemones and what appear to be some small corals.
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Methane hydrate seep at base of tar lily.
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A small deposit of methane hydrate at the base of an arm of the tar lily. A tubeworm is in the upper left with cirri extended.
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A portion of the tar lily that is semi-circular in shape.
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A barrel-like semi-circular extrusion of tar. A large purple holothurian and asmalller purple one are in the lower quarter of the image.
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An arm of the tar lily.
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Central portion of the tar lily with scraggly stands of bamboo coral.
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Tar lily with a few anemones and stunted corals. In the right bottom are a fewyellowish sponges and a purple holothurian. Monofilament fishing line istangled up in the lower right showing that even rare natural features are notimmune from marine deb
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Deep Discovererer II hovers over the propeller-like tar lily.
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