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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

October 2017

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Dive through the zones of the ocean to the deep ocean bottom where many strange species live, and there are many yet to be discovered. Explore them in the Deep Ocean Exploration section.

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What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

July 2012

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The Havre volcano lies three thousand feet (900 meters) beneath the sea surface.

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The Mystery of an Underwater Volcano

March 2018

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NOAA’s New Millennium Observatory was set up to study geologic, chemical, and biologic interactions along the mid-ocean ridge system. Here, a remotely operated vehicle (ROPOS) recovers a volcano monitor in the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the Pacific, west of Oregon.

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Studying the Mid-Ocean Ridge

January 2010