Scientists estimate that the supply of methane hydrate may hold anywhere from 5 percent to 22 percent of the Earth’s mobile carbon. This is a potent greenhouse gas, with about 25 times the heat-trapping potential of carbon dioxide. The UT-GOM2-1 mission was made possible by a grant of more than $100 million from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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