Northwest Rota-1 submarine volcano, approached from the south and circling the summit. Depths range from 550 to 3400 meters (1804 to 11,152 feet). The EM300 bathymetry data are 2.5 times vertically exaggerated, with a resolution of ~30 meters in these water depths. Fly-through movie courtesy of the NOAA Vents Program.

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