Hydrates Cruise in the Gulf of Mexico, 1998

Shaded Bathymetry of Mississippi Canyon

Shaded bathymetic relief map of the Mississippi Canyon region from NOAA SeaBeam bathymetry data gridded at 100 m intervals. Seismic tracklines are shown to illustrate their relation to sea-floor features. A and B are large sea-floor failure zones mentioned in text, with headwall scarps upslope from the letters.