The Brine Pool is a crater-like depression on the seafloor filled with very concentrated brines coming from the Luann Salt Layer. The brine contains a high concentration of methane gas that supports a surrounding dense mussel bed. (Image based on a mosaic created by Dr. Ian McDonald, Texas A&M University).. Image courtesy of Gulf of Mexico 2002, NOAA/OER.
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