Undersea Volcano

"Scientists funded by NOAA and the National Science Foundation recorded the deepest erupting volcano yet discovered, describing high-definition video of the undersea eruption as spectacular. Eruption of the West Mata volcano, discovered in May, occurred nearly 4,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, in an area bounded by Fiji, Tonga and Samoa."

"This is a sequence of explosive degassing events as bubbles of gas- rich magma burst, spewing lava fragments into the water. At same time, lava is being extruded out of the vent and down the slope. The area in view is about 6-10 feet across in an eruptive area approximately 100 yards that runs along the summit."

Courtesy of National Science Foundation and NOAA.

More information at:

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091217_volcano2.html

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• volcano
• science
• submarine
• magma

[nunobig100]

pretty cool indeed

[pedrosfm]

That's pretty cool ;)