Just Keep Swimming.

HiPOD 8 Mar 2021: At the Corner of Candor Mensa

This image can help test a hypothesis: did sulfate layers once fill the canyons of Valles Marineris and did those sulfate deposits grow as domes? Our image can be used to create a digital terrain model where the layers are well-exposed over a wide range of elevations and whose orientations can also be measured.

(Photo by David Barrio)

Flasher wrasse (Paracheilinus) are considered the most spectacularly colored of all coral reef fishes. Flasher wrasse derive their common name from the unique courtship behavior of the males – which rise up in the water column and suddenly “flash” electric neon colors while simultaneously erecting their fins to draw the attention of potential mates. Photographing a male in full courtship display is considered a “holy grail” for accomplished underwater photographers. This species is arguably the most stunning of all the flashers (there are 16 known species), and was discovered in April 2006. It is known only from the southern Bird’s Head Seascape, from Raja Ampat to Triton Bay.

Mayfly vs. Trout 🤗🤗😉