Mofettes (IMAGE)

Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena

Mofettes

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Mofettes close to the Czech river Plesná is shown. These small openings in the ground are leaking carbon dioxide, which originates in the magma chambers of the earth's mantel or the earth's crust.

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Felix Beulig/FSU

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