This Hemicorallium colony, a genus of pink #corals belonging to the family #Coralliidae, was spotted by our #CorpsofExploration in the Central Pacific with a #basketstar, #Gorgonocephalidae on top, which relies on passing currents for food like small crustaceans and plankton.

Attention #Lego Fans! This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through the process of building your very own #ROVHercules using LEGO bricks! This design was made by #oceanexplorer, @ccom_jhc Systems Manager, and LEGO® master builder Will Fessenden.

#DidYouKnow: The Volkswagen beetle-sized #ROVHercules is built to withstand pressures at a depth of 4,000 meters (13,100 feet) with more than 6,000 pounds per square inch (psi) of force. That’s about 2.5 miles deep!

The rounded, bubbly shapes of these pillow lavas are a clue of quickly cooling rock that formed shortly after erupting underwater. #Pillowlava formation is visible today at #Kama’ehaukanaloa (formerly known as #Lō'ihiSeamount), southwest of the big island of #Hawaii.

#FBF to our NA152 expedition where #seafloormapping intern Vincent Johnson curated a soundtrack for his expedition sailing from British Columbia to Honolulu:

Learn about Papahānaumokuākea and the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi language from Native Hawaiian Cultural Working Group member J. Hauʻoli Lorenzo-Elarco via @oha_hawaii:

There is no such thing as too many #deepsea #anglerfish videos! #NautilusLive #oceananimal #deepseafish #fishvideo #WildlifeWednesday

Happy #TeacherTuesday! Are you looking for more free #scienceeducation materials on the #deepsea? The #DeepOceanEducationProject (#DOEP) gathers resources from OET, @oceanexplorer, and @SchmidtOcean! Check them out:

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#DidYouKnow: The majority of our planet’s surface is covered in water! The world’s #ocean covers 71% of Earth’s surface, which equates to around 139 million square miles (360 million square kilometers) of salty blue.

RT @oceanexplorer: Applications for our 2025 Explorer-in-Training program are now open! Paid internships are available in ocean mapping, mi…

#SpongeSunday: Some #glasssponges, such as this 2-meter-tall #Caulophacus, grow long, flexible stalks to reach higher in the water column for #filterfeeding. Some sponges are thought to be hundreds or even thousands of years old!

#FBF: Life is better with friends! As scientists aboard #EVNautilus conducted numerous #deepsea dives around the regions surrounding #JohnstonAtoll in 2023, the team often comes across what is known as “associates." Learn more in our #photoalbum:

#TBT to our #CorpsofExploration's sighting of a #DumboOctopus (Cirroteuthis) in #Palau. Read more through @WildlifeMag:

No, it’s not a translucent hamburger bun- it’s a predatory #tunicate! This marine invertebrate fascinated our #CorpsofExploration while diving in the waters of #Palau last year.

For #TeacherTuesday, read about former #ScienceCommunicationFellow Ashleigh Glickley's experience sailing onboard #EVNautilus as part of our #FromShoretotheAbyss expedition with National Geographic:

Scientists believe that between 50% and 80% of oxygen produced on Earth comes from our oceans. Learn more through our #OceanLiteracyPrinciple video:

On #EVNautilus, Video Engineers manage the video feeds from the #remotelyoperatedvehicles (#ROVs) underwater and cameras around the ship. Although the Hercules pilots fly the ROV, the #videoengineer is the eyes of the operation. Learn more about the role:

#FBF to our epic #Nautilus sighting from NA169 Communications Lead Marley Parker's #blog: @mlparkermedia