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Description
#2. The orange glow of superheated magma, about 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit,is exposed as pillow lavas extrude from the eruption. These images areapproximately three feet across in an eruptive area approximately the length ofa football field that runs along the summit.
Credit
NSF and NOAA
Location
Pacific Ocean, Northeast Lau Basin, Fiji area
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Keywords
Ocean Exploration