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Description
Mud volcano caused by methane gas bubbling up through the sea floor witha resultant small cone that looks similar to a lava producing volcano. Theplumes are of methane gas pushing up an accompanying cloud of sediment.
Credit
Rhode Island Institute for Archaeological Oceanography; Secrets of the Gulf Expedition. NOAA/NOS/NMS/FGBNMS.
Photographer
Institute for Exploration.
Display Date
2007 March
Location
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Collection
Sanctuaries
Flower Garden Banks NMS