On February 27, 2016, NOAA`s Okeanos Explorer made its first operational dive in the Hawaiian Archipelago. At an extreme depth of over 4,000 meters (2.5 miles), the scientists were greeted by an unexpected sight, this, until then unknown, species of octopus . This is the deepest observation ever published of this type of cephalopod, and researchers say its cartoonish appearance has social media users pushing to name it "Casper".
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