So what we're operating on today and what we're targeting is a seep so some gas plumes that are
coming out of the seafloor that were identified during a previous expedition, EX2302, just a
couple of months ago. Those are some healthy looking tubeworms. Look at those. Beautiful.
And the fact that the tubeworms are here means that the the seeps are here. The seeps are
definitely here. So these tubeworms do not occur outside of chemosynthetic areas. This
really is a needle in a haystack situation very often. Oh oh oh oh!
That was a wonderful shot. Thank you.
So methane hydrate is a combination of water and gas
Any nothing that comes out of the seafloor has the ability to combine with water before
it gets dissolved or before it gets carried away and the forms this white ice-like
material on the seafloor. These tiny bubbles gave a glimpse of the community that might be below.
With our sonar from the ship and then sending down D2 2,000 meters below, seeing these small
bubbles just always makes me reminded of like how impressive the feat of human engineering is.