Sampling gas bubbles at an active volcanic vent on NW Rota-1 submarine volcano, Mariana Arc, March 2010. Yellow and white clouds are particles of elemental sulfur produced by degassing of sulfur dioxide from the erupting lava.
Sampling Gas Bubbles
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Sampling gas bubbles at an active volcanic vent on NW Rota-1 submarine volcano, Mariana Arc, March 2010. Yellow and white clouds are particles of elemental sulfur produced by degassing of sulfur dioxide from the erupting lava.
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