Thursday, December 15, 2016

Underwater Volcano's Eruption Captured in Exquisite Detail by Seafloor Observatory

For the first time, scientists were on-station with their deep-diver 'bot to watch the eruption of a marine volcano and capture exceptional video of the event.  (Science Daily:  Underwater volcano's eruption captured in exquisite detail by seafloor observatory)

The cracking, bulging and shaking from the eruption of a mile-high volcano where two tectonic plates separate has been captured in more detail than ever before.  A University of Washington study published this week shows how the volcano behaved during its spring 2015 eruption, revealing new clues about the behavior of volcanoes where two ocean plates are moving apart.

- SD


There's considerably more detail in the article regarding the specifics of marine vulcanism but really, there's only one question, right?

Ed:  where's the video?

That's the one.


I was disappointed to see the article did not contain the video they captured so ...

Ed:  you read the science just to see the pictures?

Sometimes I sure do.  And I've got 'em for this one.



If you're not familiar with the Happy Scientist phenomenon, just listen to him while he speaks.

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