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CT images and photos of corals

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 2017 (approx.)
Side-by-side photos and x-ray scans of coral cores show features on the outside and detailed structure inside.
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Computed tomography (CT) images (dark gray) and photographs of coral cores collected near the seep site (left) and almost half a mile to the north (right) demonstrate greater bioerosion of coral near seep site off Kahekili Beach Park in west Maui, Hawai‘i.

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