Frozen methane bubbles make this lake look like a portal to another world
At first glance, this frozen lake looks like it’s full of neatly stacked UFOs hovering beneath the ice. What you’re actually seeing is methane gas released by bacteria as they decompose organic matter in the mud at the bottom. When winter ice forms quickly, the gas bubbles rise and get trapped. They freeze in place before they can escape, creating those…
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