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In this underwater shot of the seafloor, a jagged line divides the image diagonally from top left to bottom right. On the left side, the seafloor is covered in fuzzy ground balls. on the right, the tan sandy floor is scattered with green grasses. A stretch of rope with a loop on the end floats straight up from the center of the line.

Seafloor Split

A small, natural ridge along the ocean floor of Playa Melones, Culebra (Puerto Rico) provides a natural split between the native turtle grasses (right) and the section of ground littered by cyanobacteria overgrowth (left), likely caused by runoff from on-land pollution.

Image Credit: NASA/Milan Loiacono
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