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Deep Sea Skate sketch

Deep Sea Skate sketch, drawn by Montgomery Taylor, a College of Charleston undergraduate student who participated on Leg 3 of VISIONS '13.

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Deep Sea Skate swims over old lava flow

A Deep Sea Skate slowly swims by at the summit of Axial Seamount, 5000 ft beneath the ocean’s surface. A small spider crab sits atop an old lava flow to the left of the skate. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V13.

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Roughtail Skate at Axial Seamount

This Roughtail skate was photographed by the ROV ROPOS at 1756 m (5761 feet) beneath the ocean’s surface on the flank of Axial Seamount. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1466; V11.

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