Digital collections
Description
Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. Views of the plume coming out of Brimstone Pitcrater near the summit of Northwest Rota-1 volcano. The crater rim is visiblein the foreground in images #4 and #5. Burst of rocks and droplets of moltensulfur were intermittently erupted from this crater while the remotely operatedvehicle ROPOS was on the edge of the crater. (Image credit: Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist)
Credit
Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist
Display Date
2004 April
Location
Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean
Category
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Ring of Fire
Keywords
Ocean Exploration