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First Video Of A Volcanic Eruption 1200m Underwater

6:00PM December 18, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

This year a research expedition sent a remotely operated vehicle 1200m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean and within 3m of an exploding volcano. Today the first video footage from that expedition was released. Ka-boom.

OK, maybe there’s no ka-boom because there’s no sound, but just looking at this video makes me imagine all that water wooshing by as everything begins to shake. Simply stunning. [Physorg]


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  • Sharon

    December 19, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    That is WOW to the 10th power… I’ll hate to be a fish in that part of the sea.

    • Cpt. Pajama Shark

      December 21, 2009 at 12:41 PM

      I’d hate to be a fish…full stop

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