Kavachi Volcano, an active submarine volcano in the Solomon Islands, has long been home to sharks. However their once-peaceful playground in the southwest Pacific Ocean recently became a bit less serene.
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NASA captures eruption of 'Sharkcano'
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NASA Just Captured an Undersea Volcano Eruption, And They've Dubbed It 'Sharkcano'
NASA's Earth Observatory has released satellite images of the undersea Kavachi volcano erupting in the Solomon Islands. The crater is the home of multiple fish species.
By Katie Hunt, CNN NASA’s Earth Observatory has released satellite images of an undersea volcano erupting. The image, taken on May 14 by the Operational Land Imager 2 on the Landsat 9 satellite, shows a plume of discolored water being emitted from the submarine volcano.
Kavachi Volcano, an active submarine volcano in the Solomon Islands, has long been home to sharks. However their once-peaceful playground in the southwest Pacific Ocean recently became a bit less serene.
NASA shared satellite images showing the eruption of an underwater 'Sharkcano' in the Pacific Ocean. The shots of Kavachi Volcano were captured earlier this month.
