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NOAA Photo Library Image - expl1108

A white precipitate forms at this cold seep in Juan de Fuca Canyon. Cold seeps are ocean floor "springs" where sulfide- or methane-rich fluids are released from the seafloor.

Image ID: expl1108, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Location: Washington, Olympic Coast NMS
Credit: Ed Bowlby, NOAA/Olympic Coast NMS; NOAA/OAR/Office of Ocean Exploration

Category: Ocean exploration/

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