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05.19.08

Oh My God, It's Full of Stars!

by Clifford Johnson Department: Health & Life Sciences

Sheril's gonna love this one...

I really hope the scientists said that* when they found this. Really. It's a mountain, underwater, colonized by millions of starfish. Amazing.

It is at the Macquarie Ridge, near New Zealand.
Go and see the video (above is a still from it) at the BBC News page here!

-cvj

[*Pop quiz: Without Google-cheating - Anyone know what the title is a quote from? (I use it every chance I get.) Update: A commenter reminded me that there is no "Oh" in the original quote. Thanks!]

(Cross-posted to Asymptotia.)

Tags: Macquarie Ridge