The submarine volcano is spewing boninite lavas
Amazing video has been obtained in the Pacific Ocean of the deepest undersea eruption ever recorded. The pictures show lavas bursting into the water at the West Mata submarine volcano, which is sited about 200 km south-west of the Samoas. The US Jason robotic submersible had to descend over 1,100 m to acquire the high-definition video. The vehicle found microbes and a specialized volcano-dwelling shrimp thriving in hot, acidic waters.
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