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NOAA Ocean Exploration has been leading or supporting expeditions since 2001 that have resulted in the discovery of everything from underwater volcanoes and landslides to cold seeps and steppe features. These and other geological findings help to shift our understanding of the basic processes that govern and shape our planet. Learn more: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/20years/geology.html [About the video: In 2014, while exploring in the Gulf of America, we discovered flower-like extrusions of a

On May 12, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer set sail for a shakedown and sea-trial expedition in the Gulf of Mexico. On May 16, while conducting an "engineering dive" to test new remotely operated vehicle equipment, the team made an unexpected – and exciting – discovery: the wreck of what is likely a mid-19th century wooden sailing vessel. Thanks to telepresence technology, we were able to quickly assemble a team of archaeologists to virtually participate in the remainder of the dive and make some ini