Crater formation during the onset of mud volcanism
Three-dimensional (3-D) seismic imaging was used to reveal >2.5-km-wide and >150-m-deep craters at the basal surface of 64 mud volcanoes out of a suite of 86, offshore Egypt. The craters were infilled soon after they formed by successive mud extrusions that combined to build mud volcanoes, as...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Geological Society of America
2023
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