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Mapping an underwater volcano

Hunga volcano image created by multi-beam sonar mapping

A multi-beam sonar mapping system was used by Tongan Geological Services and the University of Auckland to precisely measure the shape of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano.

Rights: Sung-Hyun Park/Korea Polar Research Institute

Published: 9 March 2023Size: 141.4 KB

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