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Undersea eruptions explored from only 10 feet away

pwb503 — Thu, 25 May 2006 18:44:50 -0800

"We were forced to evacuate the remotely operated vehicle, 'Jason II,' several times to avoid getting it enveloped in volcanic clouds," said Bill Chadwick, ...one of the authors of the study. "But at other times, we could observe the eruption from only 10 feet away - something you could never do on land. So in some ways, we were able to see processes more clearly at the bottom of the ocean than we ever could on land. That was surprising." From KGW (bugmenot). Podcasts, videos, images, sounds, daily logs, and lots of information can be found on the project's website.

By: 3.2.3

3.2.3 — Thu, 25 May 2006 18:55:52 -0800

i heart harbor branch.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Thu, 25 May 2006 19:24:22 -0800

I'm just glad it didn't go as badly as Jason X.

By: DakotaPaul

DakotaPaul — Thu, 25 May 2006 20:22:57 -0800

Those sulphur pots are way cool. Great link!

By: jouke

jouke — Thu, 25 May 2006 22:19:39 -0800

Captain Nemo's submarine encounters liquid sulphur flows are awesome. I want to be a marine volcanologist when I grow up.

By: cephalopodcast

cephalopodcast — Thu, 25 May 2006 22:36:53 -0800

Ballard is out to sea again this summer.

Dr. Ballard's 2006 expedition will include explorations of the Black Sea, Aegean Sea, and Sea of Crete. Join us June 3-8 as we join the expedition in the Aegean Sea to explore the waters around the Greek island of Thera (Santorini). Ancient Eruptions