6 Surreal Views of New and Rare Deep Sea Creatures
New ocean fauna just drop . In early June , a squad of maritime scientist with the Schmidt Ocean Institute board a research vessel called R / V Falkor and sail out to the outback Phoenix Islands Archipelago in the west - cardinal Pacific Ocean . For 34 days , they map out over 11,500 satisfying miles ( 30,000 satisfying kilometers ) of the ocean floor with high - resolution submerged cameras , and also got video of five additional underwater mountains ....