The Milky way floats on abyssal floor.

This video was taken 3145meters in depth of southeast Koushi trough in Hokkaido in June 1999. People paid attention to Okushiri ridge. Because, this place is boundly of new plate subduction. And, there was a big earthquake the past. It was discovered that the movement of the earth crust and a large-scale Bacteria mat field. This scene looks like the Milky way floating in the deep sea.

• Submersible : Shinkai6500
• Dive: 485
• Date of dive : 1999/06/23
• Diving area: Off Hokkaido Japan Sea

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