Calcareous foram ooze of the ocean floor viewed from the submersible Alvin in the Oceanographer Fracture Zone, central North Atlantic (~35N, 35W).
Trail of burrows made by an unidentified organism.
Calcareous foram ooze of the ocean floor viewed from the submersible Alvin
Picture below shows calcareous ooze lapping onto basaltic outcrop and talus.
The submersible had just touched the ooze which can be seen starting to rise in a mud cloud in the lower center of the picture.
calcareous ooze lapping onto basaltic outcrop and talus
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