NASA Just Captured an Undersea Volcano Eruption, And They've Dubbed It 'Sharkcano'

Kavachi Volcano is an active volcano in the Solomon Islands. Their once-peaceful playground in the southwest Pacific Ocean has recently become less serene.

NASA satellite images have shown signs of volcanic activity over the volcano. The images were captured by the Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI-2) on the Landsat-9 satellite.

You have heard of sharknado, now get ready for sharkcano, that is the message from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

🦈 You've heard of sharknado, now get ready for sharkcano.

The Kavachi Volcano in the Solomon Islands is home to two species of sharks. It's also one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the Pacific, seen here erupting underwater by #Landsat 9.https://t.co/OoQU5hGWXQ pic.twitter.com/vEdRypzlgi

— NASA Goddard (@NASAGoddard) May 22, 2022

Kavachi is one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the Pacific.

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According to a statement released by NASA's Earth Observatory, researchers noticed changes in water color over the volcano in April and May, and the volcano likely began erupting as early as last October. Its most recent large eruptions took place in 2007. Kavachi's first recorded eruption occurred in 1939, with subsequent explosions creating ephemeral islands.

The volcano's plumes of warm, acidic water typically contain particulate matter, volcanic rock fragments and sulfur, the latter of which attracts microbial communities.

The crater of the volcano is home to two types of sharks, hammerheads and silky sharks, despite the turbulent history of the area.

The presence of sharks in the crater raised new questions about the ecology of active submarine volcanoes and the extreme environments in which large marine animals exist.

Kavachi's summit is 65 feet below sea level, with its base spreading across the seafloor at a depth of 0.75 miles. The volcano is located south of Vangunu Island, one of more than 900 islands that were formed in a tectonically active area and make up the Solomon Islands archipelago.

The residents of neighboring islands have reported that they see steam and ash on the water's surface.

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