Galapagos 2005 Expedition. Sheet flows are formed when huge lava flows erupting from the seafloor are unable to be rapidly quenched by the seawater, and flow across the seafloor.

Image ID: expl1245, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Credit: UCSB, Univ. S. Carolina, NOAA, WHOI.

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