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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