Deep Sea Microbes - Methane
![Sponges colonizing carbonates from a dormant methane seep site, Eel River Basin, California. (V. Orphan)](https://gdb.voanews.com/6A4F7B77-2E05-4668-867A-3A74202E7342_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sponges colonizing carbonates from a dormant methane seep site, Eel River Basin, California. (V. Orphan)
![View from inside Alvin of carbonate pavement and boulders in an area of methane seepage from Hydrate Ridge, Oregon, 700 meters deep. (V. Orphan)](https://gdb.voanews.com/F5D7D7E7-41D1-43BC-9856-B4CC11CE4401_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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View from inside Alvin of carbonate pavement and boulders in an area of methane seepage from Hydrate Ridge, Oregon, 700 meters deep. (V. Orphan)
![Mussels nestled within exposed carbonate mound in an active methane seep. Costa Rica Margin, 1,000 meter water depth. (V. Orphan)](https://gdb.voanews.com/13D7EBE0-6970-469C-90FE-2425EF351C65_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mussels nestled within exposed carbonate mound in an active methane seep. Costa Rica Margin, 1,000 meter water depth. (V. Orphan)
![Aung San Suu Kyi, left, vice president Henry Van Thio and Myint Swe, right, attend the handover ceremony at the presidential palace in Naypyidaw.](https://gdb.voanews.com/A3BFC2EF-30E6-487E-815C-16FAD223E2E1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Aung San Suu Kyi, left, vice president Henry Van Thio and Myint Swe, right, attend the handover ceremony at the presidential palace in Naypyidaw.