Mariana Arc

Explore the volcanoes of the Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Exploration by clicking on the thumbnails below to see a 3D image or camera icon virtual fly-through of the Mariana Arc. - Credits

 

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Ahyi submarine volcano, looking toward the southwest. Depths in this image range from 56 to 2980 meters (184 to 9775 feet). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is ~25 meters. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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camera icon Virtual Fly-Through of the Ahyi Submarine Volcano (Quicktime, 1 Mb.)

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Daikoku submarine volcano, looking toward the west/southwest. Depths in this image range from 323 to 2763 meters (1059 to 9063 feet). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is ~25 meters. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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camera icon Virtual Fly-Through of the Daikoku Submarine Volcano (Quicktime, 960 Kb.)

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East Diamante submarine volcano, looking toward the south/southwest. Depths in this image range from 136 to 2744 meters (446 to 9000 feet). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is ~25 meters. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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camera icon Virtual Fly-Through of the East Diamante Submarine Volcano (Quicktime, 956 Kb.)

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Esmeralda Bank submarine volcano, looking toward the southeast. Depths in this image range from 54 to 2052 meters (177 to 6730 feet). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data (~25 meter resolution) overlaid on SeaBat data (~50 meter resolution). Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground. SeaBat data courtesy of Yoshihiko Tamura, JAMSTEC.

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camera icon Virtual Fly-Through of the Esmeralda Bank Submarine Volcano (Quicktime, 1.2 Mb.)

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Maug submarine volcanic caldera, looking toward the west. Depths in this image range from 25 to 241 meters (82 to 790 feet). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is 5 - 10 meters at this water depth. Distance indicated is meters in foreground.

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camera icon Virtual Fly-Through of the Maug Submarine Volcano (Quicktime, 852 Kb.)

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Minami Kasuga-2 submarine volcano, looking toward the northeast. Depths in this image range from 320 to 3100 meters (317 to 10,168 feet). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data (~25 meter resolution) are overlaid on SeaBat data (~50 meter resolution). Bathymetry data are two times vertically exaggerated. Distance indicated is kilometers in the foreground. SeaBat data are courtesy of Ko-ichi Nakamura, National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan.

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camera icon Virtual Fly-Through of the Minami Kasuga-2 Submarine Volcano (Quicktime, 1 Mb.)

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Nikko submarine volcano, looking toward the north. Depths in this image range from 383 to 2705 meters (1256 to 8872 feet). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data (~25 meter resolution) are overlaid on SeaBat data (~50 meter resolution). Bathymetry data are two times vertically exaggerated. Distance indicated is kilometers in the foreground. SeaBat data are courtesy of Ko-ichi Nakamura, National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan.

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Northwest Eifuku submarine volcano, looking toward the northeast. Depths in this image range from 1563 to 3396 meters (5127 to 11,139 feet). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is ~35 meters at this water depth. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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camera icon Virtual Fly-Through of the Northwest Eifuku Submarine Volcano (Quicktime, 704 Kb.)

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Northwest Rota-1 submarine volcano, looking toward the north. Depths in this image range from 550 to 3400 meters (1804 to 11,152 feet). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is ~30 meters. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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camera icon Virtual Fly-Through of the Northwest Rota-1 Submarine Volcano (Quicktime, 1.3 Mb.)

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Ruby submarine volcano, looking toward the southeast. Depths in this image range from 184 to 2955 meters (604 to 9692 feet). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is ~25 meters. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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camera icon Virtual Fly-Through of the Ruby Submarine Volcano (Quicktime, 1.1 Mb.)

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Seamount-X submarine volcano, looking toward the northeast. Depths in this image range from 1200 to 3800 meters (3936 to 12,464 feet). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data (~35 meter resolution at this water depth) overlaid on MR1 data (100 meter grid-cell size). Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground. MR1 data courtesy of University of Hawaii.

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camera icon Virtual Fly-Through of the Seamount-X Submarine Volcano (Quicktime, 836 Kb.)

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West Rota submarine volcano, looking toward the northeast. Depths in this image range from 304 to 3226 meters (997 to 10,591 feet). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data (~30 meter resolution at this water depth) are overlaid on SeaBat data (~50 meter resolution at this depth). Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground. SeaBat data courtesy of Yoshihiko Tamura, Jamstec.

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camera icon Virtual Fly-Through of the West Rota Submarine Volcano (Quicktime, 660 Kb.)

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Zealandia Bank submarine volcano, looking toward the northeast. Depths in this image range from 144 to 2327 meters (472 to 7633 feet). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is ~25 meters. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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camera icon Virtual Fly-Through of the Zealandia Bank Submarine Volcano (Quicktime, 1.6 Mb.)