NASA Captures Eruption Of "Sharkcano", The Underwater Volcano Where Sharks Live
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Kavachi volcano was dubbed a "Sharkcano" after a 2015 expedition discovered two species of sharks living within the active crater.
Kavachi volcano in the Solomon Islands, which is one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean and most known for its shark inhabitants, is showing increased plumes, as per the American space agency NASA. The underwater volcano was dubbed a “Sharkcano” after a 2015 expedition discovered two species of sharks living within the active crater. In 2015, scientists found hammerhead sharks living in the hot, acidic waters of Kavachi Volcano's underwater crater. The 'sharkano', as they called it, is erupting again. https://t.co/l4Exv5GZXypic.twitter.com/XS7QBHxqCw
Taking to Twitter, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared satellite images of the undersea volcano erupting. The pictures show a plume of discoloured water being emitted from the Kavachi Volcano, which lies about 24 kilometres south of Vangunu Island, on May 14. The images were taken by the Operational Land Imager 2 on the Landsat 9 satellite.
According to NASA's Earth Observatory, Kavachi was formed by plate tectonics and it started erupting in October last year. The new satellite data suggests activity on several days in April and May 2022. Research has shown that these plumes of superheated, acidic water usually contain particulate matter, volcanic rock fragments and sulphur.
