![]() On July 25, 2017, while exploring a seamount nearly 850 miles southwest of Hawai'i during an expedition led by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, a team of deep-ocean explorers came upon an extraordinary seascape. sponge.” Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2017 Laulima O Ka Moana. ![]() Amongst these sponges was the now newly described and named “E.T. While exploring "Ridge" Seamount during the 2017 Laulima O Ka Moana: Exploring Deep Monument Waters Around Johnston Atoll expedition, remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer encountered this alien-like community composed almost exclusively of glass sponges that were uniformly oriented with the direction of the current. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a ![]() Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. ![]()
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