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Harvard University, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Microbial Mat.jpg

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Remotely operated vehicle (ROV Jason) takes samples of hydrothermal microbial mat 2000m below sea level in the Guaymas Basin, Mexico.

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Image courtesy of Peter Girguis and E/V Nautilus

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