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shrimp_summit
Shrimp congregate near the summit of West Mata Volcano and may be the same species as those found at...
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Uploaded on Dec 17, 2009
pillow_lava_long
Bands of glowing magma, about 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit, are exposed as a pillow lava tube extrudes...
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Uploaded on Dec 17, 2009
pillow_lava_2
These are consecutive images. The orange glow of superheated magma, about 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit,...
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pillow_lava_1
These are consecutive images. The orange glow of superheated magma, about 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit,...
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molten_lava
Superheated molten lava, about 2200 degrees Fahrenheit, is about to explode into the water in this...
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map_satellite_altimetry_labeled
The West Mata Volcano is in the Lau Basin. The Lau Basin is located in the southwest Pacific, within...
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map_bathymetry_labeled
The West Mata Volcano, encircled by a white ellipse on this bathymetric map, is not the largest...
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map_3D_west_mata_labeled
The summit of the West Mata Volcano, shown here in red, is nearly a mile below the ocean surface...
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magma_down_slope_zoom
This is a side-view of an eruptive area, with magma and rock fragments cascading down the volcano’s...
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fluid_sampling
The Jason remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) samples fluid at an eruptive area near the summit of the...
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fire_smoke
The orange glow of magma is visible on the left of the sulfur-laden plume. This image is...
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fiery_blast
The eruption produces a bright flash of hot magma that is blown up into the water before settling...
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eruptive_blast
An eruption near the summit of the West Mata Volcano. The blast is in the top left portion of the...
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eruption_and_magma
An area on the summit of the West Mata Volcano erupts. At the bottom of the image is magma flowing...
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ash_rock_molten_lava
An explosion near the summit of West Mata volcano throws ash and rock, and molten lava glows below....
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shrimp_summit_zoom
A close-up view of the shrimp at the summit of West Mata Volcano, which may be the same species...
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