Deep Sea Microbes - Methane
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Sponges colonizing carbonates from a dormant methane seep site, Eel River Basin, California. (V. Orphan)
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View from inside Alvin of carbonate pavement and boulders in an area of methane seepage from Hydrate Ridge, Oregon, 700 meters deep. (V. Orphan)
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Mussels nestled within exposed carbonate mound in an active methane seep. Costa Rica Margin, 1,000 meter water depth. (V. Orphan)
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Aung San Suu Kyi, left, vice president Henry Van Thio and Myint Swe, right, attend the handover ceremony at the presidential palace in Naypyidaw.
