West Mata Underwater Volcanic Eruption, 2009 (Clip 1)
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Uploaded by WoodsHoleOceanInst on Dec 17, 2009
(Courtesy NSF, NOAA, AIVL/WHOI)
Oceanographers using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason discovered and recorded the first video and still images of a deep-sea volcano actively erupting molten lava on the seafloor.
Jason, designed and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for the National Deep Submergence Facility, utilized a prototype, high-definition still and video camera to capture the powerful event nearly 4,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, in an area bounded by Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.
Learn more at http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=7545&tid=282&ct=162&cid=64926
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cool
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are u at the helicopter
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My thought also
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So thats 1.2 kilometers deep. What would eruptions look like in 3,5 and 10 kilometers deep pressure conditions?
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that's so cool! i always wondered how underwater volcanic eruptions worked!
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Fantastic, wow! thanks for this.
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Why does Lady Gaga - Bad Romance come up here... xD
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so, who is taking pictures of the ROV taking pictures
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yes.
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no its a camera flash
i think ..........
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so much light down there! Almost looks fake! Impressive footage. poor little ROVer was prob' shitting bricks.
4Dmetricology 2 years ago 5
It's a shame the video is so short; this is awesome.
jholcomb 2 years ago 3