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Expedition 9:
May 20-June 3, 2005
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![Ship�s crew using the recovery boat today got a close look at a dozen pilot whales swimming near our ship. The whales visited for about 20 minutes. (Photo by Amy Nevala)](4.jpg)
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This sheet flow lava, collected today from the seafloor, sits upside down on Alvin’s basket. Brittle peaks and knobs form drips that hang from the flow’s undersurface, resembling stalactites in caves. (Photo by Amy Nevala) « Back
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