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Gas Hydrates and Gas Bubbles

By Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center 2018 (approx.)
Photograph of gas hydrates and gas bubbles near the seafloor
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Gas hydrate (orange material) and gas bubbles near the seafloor in the northern Gulf of Mexico. As the methane bubbles are emitted, a rind of gas hydrate immediately forms around some of them. If more bubbles continue to feed from below, gas hydrate forms. This image was obtained from a remotely-operated vehicle managed by NOAA as part of the Ocean Exploration and Research Program. Field of view less than 5 cm across.

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Public Domain.