Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. Bubbles of liquid CO2 float out of the seafloor at Champagne vent on Northwest Eifuku volcano. The hydrothermal vent fluids being emitted by this volcano had large amounts of dissolved gases in them.

Image ID: expl0065, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Location: Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean
Photo Date: 2004 April
Credit: Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist

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