As things continue to ramp up for ocean exploration in 2023, we'd like to take a moment to reflect back on all of the activities, discoveries, partnerships, and outreach that made 2022 such a great year: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/about/annual-reports/annual-report22/annual-report-2022.html. Onward and downward! | NOAA Ocean Exploration

NOAA Ocean Exploration has been leading or supporting expeditions since 2001 that have resulted in the discovery of everything from underwater volcanoes and landslides to cold seeps and steppe features. These and other geological findings help to shift our understanding of the basic processes that govern and shape our planet. Learn more: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/20years/geology.html [About the video: In 2014, while exploring in the Gulf of America, we discovered flower-like extrusions of a