Ocean Asphalt Patch a Deep-Seep Mystery

et — 5/14/2004 10:02:20 PM (archived)

http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1896585.html

May 14, 2004 -- Scientists exploring the deep sea in the Gulf of Mexico have discovered seeps that resemble a paved road. Seeps are places where oil and other hydrocarbons bubble up from under the seabed. But these seeps, discovered by researchers with Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi, are covered in asphalt.

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Ocean Asphalt Patch a Deep-Seep Mystery - et - 5/14/2004 10:02:20 PM
- The Gulf of Mexico has been known for oil seeps for centuries - ebnelson - 5/22/2004 1:04:04 PM
- Asphalt is merely petroleum from which the volatile ingrediants have been removed, usually by heat. - David F Mayer - 5/16/2004 5:05:08 AM
  - Whose fault, my fault? Your fault, Asphalt! - et - 5/17/2004 6:46:54 PM
    - My apologies. (n/t) - DFM - 5/21/2004 8:27:34 PM
- and not far away an underwater city... - Nick - 5/15/2004 3:11:40 PM
  - Canadians may have found lost city - Nick - 5/15/2004 5:22:34 PM
    - Lets see- that was 2002 and so far... - R.L. - 5/16/2004 8:26:49 AM
    - Outdated, Anomalist Garbage. - Nick Hoffman - 5/16/2004 1:21:52 AM
  - Sunken Cities, or not... - Nick Hoffman - 5/15/2004 3:34:12 PM
- re: Ocean Asphalt Patch a Deep-Seep Mystery - phil - 5/15/2004 12:38:51 AM

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