Outcrop of white gas hydrate at Blake Ridge is building "down," like a stalagmite in a cave, as methane bubbles rise up, hit the overhang and instantly turn to hydrate. Image courtesy of Deep East 2001, NOAA/OER.
Outcrop of white gas hydrate at Blake Ridge is building "down," like a stalagmite in a cave, as methane bubbles rise up, hit the overhang and instantly turn to hydrate. Image courtesy of Deep East 2001, NOAA/OER.