FeMO3 Dive Cruise 2008
Studying Fe-Oxidizing Microbes on Loihi Seamount -- JASON2 on the R/V Thomas G. Thompson -- TN225

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Whale Shark
A whale shark was spotted near the surface and we all ran out of the labs to see this rare animal. Whale sharks are the largest fish reaching 45 feet. This shark was probably about 15 feet long. This photo was taken by chief engineer Terry Anderson.

 
Photographer  Terry Anderson
Region  Hawaiian Islands
Location  R/V Thompson, Loihi Seamount
JASON Dive  J2-365
JASON Event  Unknown
Latitude  Unknown
Longitude  Unknown
Elevation  Unknown
People  Unknown
Keywords  Hawaii, Submarine, Volcano, Biogeosciences, Iron-oxidizing microbes, FeMO2008, TN255, R/V Thomas G. Thompson
25 September 2008
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