Submarine Ring of Fire 2006: NW Rota-1 Brimstone Pit Erupting




NOAA Ocean Explorer Podcast show

Summary: Watch a NOAA video podcast on the Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 (SRoF'06) return to the Mariana Arc, NW Rota-1 submarine volcano. This is the first time that glowing lava has ever been witnessed from a submarine volcanic eruption! In this case, the lava is rising in the vent so fast that a small glimpse of red glow can be seen intermittently before it crusts over or is blown apart. What a sight! Do you think the scientists were a little excited? Video courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program, NOAA-OE.