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Muddy seabed at 1,300 metres - ripples show effect of currents

Muddy seabed at 1,300 metres. The ripples show the effect of currents on fine sediments.

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Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Published: 3 December 2007Size: 117.06 KB
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