Fires of Chimaera, Turkey (IMAGE)

Terry Collins Assoc

Fires of Chimaera, Turkey

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Flames have burned for millennia at Chimaera, decorating the hillside and inspiring myths of fire-breathing monsters. The methane and hydrogen venting from these ophiolite-hosted seeps is produced through abiotic reactions.

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Jyri Leskinen

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