Map of the northern US Atlantic margin showing the locations of newly-discovered methane seeps
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Map of the northern US Atlantic margin showing the locations of newly-discovered methane seeps mapped by researchers from Mississippi State University, the US Geological Survey, and other partners. None of the seeps shown here was known to researchers before 2012.
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