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Posted on Sep 9, 2013

NOAA's Ocean Explorer: Revealing The Secrets Of The Sea Floor

Last month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted a two-week exploration of the bottom of the Northeast US seas, complete with cameras, commentary from its team of passionate, adorably geeky pilots and coordinators, call-ins from scientists around the country, and of course, plenty of creatures rarely seen outside of restaurants or Chinatown sidewalks. The Okeanos Ocean Explorer was mesmerizing. Here are some screenshots I was able to capture.

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"I am not a shrimp, I am a King Prawn!" — Via Muppets From Space

"I am not a shrimp, I am a King Prawn!"

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"I am not a shrimp, I am a King Prawn!"

But that doesn't mean you won't be humming this for the rest of the week.
[Disregarding the fact that under the sea is bedrock and molten lava; this all took place in the sea.] — But that doesn't mean you won't be humming this for the rest of the week.
[Disregarding the fact that under the sea is bedrock and molten lava; this all took place in the sea.]

But that doesn't mean you won't be humming this for the rest of the week.
[Disregarding the fact that under the sea is bedrock and molten lava; this all took place in the sea.]

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