Esmeralda Bank submarine volcano, flying over the southwest flank of the volcano and into the caldera. Depths range from 54 to 2052 meters (177 to 6730 feet). The bathymetry data are 2.5 times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data (~25 meter resolution) overlaid on SeaBat data (~50 meter resolution). SeaBat data courtesy of Yoshihiko Tamura, Jamstec, Japan. Fly-through movie courtesy of the NOAA Vents Program.
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