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Methane gas bubbles rise from the U.S. Atlantic Margin seafloor.

By Communications and Publishing 2013 (approx.)
methane gas bubbling up from the seafloor, surrounded by mussels
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Methane gas bubbles rise from the seafloor – this type of activity, originally noticed by NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer in 2012 on a multibeam sonar survey, is what led scientists to the area.

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Public Domain.