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An eruption near the summit of the West Mata Volcano

Description

An eruption near the summit of the West Mata Volcano. The blast is in thetop left portion of the image, and broken rock can be seen in the plume. Thethree red lines below the blast are bands of superheated lava flowing down thevolcano's slope.

Credit

NSF and NOAA

Location

Pacific Ocean, Northeast Lau Basin, Fiji area

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Keywords

Ocean Exploration