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Description
Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. Vertical profile of Brimstone Pit crater,near the summit of NW Rota-1 submarine volcano. Huge billows of yellow-tingedsmoke poured from the crater, as well as sulfur, ash and small rocks.
Credit
Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist
Display Date
2004 April
Location
Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Ring of Fire
Keywords
Ocean Exploration