The lights of remotely operated vehicle Little Hercules shine on active vents at the Kawio Barat submarine volcano during the INDEX 2010: “Indonesia-USA Deep-Sea Exploration of the Sangihe Talaud Region” expedition.
This volcano was mapped using NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer’s multibeam sonar in June 2010. The impressive volcano rises some 3,800 meters (12,467 feet) above the surrounding seafloor. Images from mapping results over Kawio Barat were shared with scientists based in Jakarta and Seattle in real time, from which CTD cast sites and remotely operated vehicle dive sites were later selected.
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Video courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, INDEX-SATAL 2010.