The ROV ROPOS Holding Methane Hydrate
ROPOS holds a small piece of translucent methane hydrate – upon release by the manipulator jaws, the methane-ice floated upwards into the water column, confirming to all viewers, that indeed it was methane hydrate. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1748; V14.
September 10, 2014