9 Stunning Images Of Deep-Sea Life Captured By An Aquatic Robot

in hive-160342 •  4 years ago 

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During a recently completed 18-day expedition in the protected Ashmore Reef Marine Park (off of Australia), scientists aboard a Schmidt Ocean Institute exploration vessel dropped an underwater robot into deep, low-light depths. At some 165 to 500 feet down (50-150 meters), it observed otherworldly corals, sea snakes, and a diversity of sea creatures, shown in the eight images below.

9 Stunning Images Of Deep-Sea Life Captured By An Aquatic Robot

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