Subscribe to the CNN Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances, and more.
The image, taken on May 14 by Operational Land Imager 2 on the Landsat 9 satellite, shows a plume of discolored water emanating from the submarine volcano. The satellite is designed to capture high-resolution images of our planet.
Kavachi Volcano in the Solomon Islands is one of the most active underwater volcanoes in the Pacific, NASA said. The volcano is located about 15 miles (24 kilometers) south of an island called Vangunu. Kavachi was christened “Sharkano” after a 2015 expedition to the site revealed that the crater was unlikely to be home to two species of sharks, suggesting that large marine animals may exist in an extreme, water-tolerant environment. hot and sour. A scalloped hammer. and the silky shark were among the many species of fish the researchers saw living on the active volcano. To look inside Kavachi Crater, scientists deployed a bait chamber with a depth of 164 feet (50 meters), according to Oceanography magazine.
The volcano erupts almost continuously, according to NASA, and steam and ash are often seen. The nearby island is named after a sea god from the villages of Gatokae and Vangunu, and is sometimes called Rejo te Kvachi, or “Kavachi Oven”.