Mastodawn

What might it feel like to be a glass squid ...

to reach a state where your body’s density perfectly matches your surroundings?
#ArgentinianDeepSeeps

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Schmidt Ocean Institute (@schmidtocean.bsky.social)

Float like a glass squid. What might it feel like to reach a state where your body’s density perfectly matches your surroundings? Their buoyant bodies are filled with ammonium chloride, which is lighter than seawater, helping them to conserve energy while traveling. 1,729 m #ArgentinianDeepSeeps

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Chuck Darwin Jan 2

ROV pilots filmed this giant phantom jelly, or Stygiomedusa gigantea,
at 253 meters during an ROV descent to explore the
Colorado-Rawson submarine canyon wall. #ArgentinianDeepSeeps

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Schmidt Ocean Institute (@schmidtocean.bsky.social)

ROV pilots filmed this giant phantom jelly, or Stygiomedusa gigantea, at 253 meters during an ROV descent to explore the Colorado-Rawson submarine canyon wall. #ArgentinianDeepSeeps

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Chuck Darwin Dec 27

During Dive 878,
the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps science team studied & sampled an active pockmark on the seafloor,
-- where liquids & gases were escaping.

Their goal:
the first & most comprehensive exploration of #cold #seeps,
one of the least-studied deep-ocean ecosystems in SW Atlantic.

https://bsky.app/profile/schmidtocean.bsky.social/post/3maeodr3xys2p

Schmidt Ocean Institute (@schmidtocean.bsky.social)

During Dive 878, the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps science team studied & sampled an active pockmark on the seafloor, where liquids & gases were escaping. Their goal: the first & most comprehensive exploration of cold seeps, one of the least-studied deep-ocean ecosystems in SW Atlantic.

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