April 2, 2013 – Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

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Snapshot of a molecular dynamics simulation of methane hydrate formation showing water cages consisting of twelve pentagonal faces (green), twelve pentagonal and two hexagonal faces (pink) and twelve pentagonal and three hexagonal faces (orange). Methane molecules are shown in orange spheres. Water molecules that do not form a cage are not shown. The temperature and pressure are 240K and 200 bar, respectively. (Picture courtesy of Dr. Sapna Sarupria)

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