Underwater ROV Jason Captures Rare Volcano Eruption
The famous underwater ROV (remotely operated vehicle), Jason, which was integral in discovering the wreck of the Titanic and other famous ships, recently captured a spectacular underwater volcano eruption in high definition. This extremely rare event is even more impressive considering it's 4000 feet (1200 meters) below the ocean's surface, in an area of the Pacific ocean near Fiji. This is the deepest erupting underwater volcano ever discovered and the extreme water pressure allowed Jason to record video mere feet from the eruption. The lava spewing from the West Mata volcano is also thought to be an extremely rare, and very hot, form of lava previously only found on extinct volcanoes.
You can see videos of the eruption after the jump.
Jason is operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and the work was funded by NOAA and NSF.
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