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Description
Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. The vertical column in the centerof the image, called a dike, rises from below sea level to the pinnacle at thetop of the ridge. Interlaid massive lavas (darker horizontal bands)and ash-rich lava units (reddish) are also exposed on the islets of Maug.
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