The slope explored during today’s dive on Kawio Barat was covered by dark volcaniclastic sediments – fine bits of pulverized rock produced by explosive lava eruption higher up the slope.
Slope
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, INDEX-SATAL 2010. Download larger version (jpg, 1.7 MB).
The slope explored during today’s dive on Kawio Barat was covered by dark volcaniclastic sediments – fine bits of pulverized rock produced by explosive lava eruption higher up the slope.
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