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Look: A deep-sea expedition just captured these incredible views of life underwater

by Jennifer Walter
A bright red sea spider with thick spindly legs sitting on a pale pink coral
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Voyage to the Ridge 2022

As humanity probes deeper and deeper into space, much of our planet still remains unexplored — mainly in Earth’s oceans.

Dace Laua / 500px/500px/Getty Images
More than 80 percent of the ocean is still unmapped and unobserved.

But an ongoing expedition led by NOAA Ocean Exploration is capturing never-before-seen views of life in the deep Atlantic Ocean.

Video courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Voyage to the Ridge 2022.
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