Methane bubbles rise slowly enough from the sea floor that they developed a “crust” of hydrates.
Methane Bubbles
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Exploration of the Gulf of Mexico 2014. Download larger version (jpg, 1.5 MB).

Methane bubbles rise slowly enough from the sea floor that they developed a “crust” of hydrates.

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