Menes caldera, a highly active site of brine seepage in the Eastern Mediterranean sea: “In situ” observations from the NAUTINIL expedition (2003)

The Nautinil observations indicate that the Menes caldera in the Eastern Mediterranean is a highly active site of brine seepage. Growth faults rooted in pre-Messinian sediment layers provide pathways for warm fluids to escape pressurized source levels below the Messinian salt.