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Thumbnail of a submersible's deep sea dive video feed.
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Deep Sea Dive

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Down below where the sunlight cannot penetrate, the ocean is a dark, cold and alien landscape. Can life really exist in such an extreme environment? NOAA Ocean Today Every Full Moon takes a look at the bizarre and remarkable creatures that persist in the d
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Creep into the Deep

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It is estimated that the March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan was 1,000 times more powerful than the quake that struck Haiti in 2010. Watch as Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell explains this and more about the major earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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Understanding the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

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Submarine Volcanoes and Hydrothermal Vents

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Submarine Volcanoes Erupting

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A variety of corals cling to Manning Seamount, just off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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Seamounts, A Deep-Sea Habitat

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A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.
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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

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A multi-colored map of the mid-Atlantic ride made from satellite imagery.
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How the Ocean Floor Helped Seal the Deal for Plate Tectonics

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Sediment Core Close-Up

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A brittle star sits in the middle of a deep sea octocoral that is damaged from a nearby oil spill
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Oil spill damaged octocoral

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Head to Foot

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A map of the Mid Ocean Ridge
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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor

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