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March 28, 2024
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Plumbing Erebus

To look deep inside an Antarctic volcano, scientist Phil Kyle and his team have to use a little force. Researchers spent more than three months installing an array of seismometers around Mount Erebus to listen to waves of energy generated by small, controlled blasts from explosives they buried along its flanks and perimeter. By studying the refracted and reflected seismic waves, the scientists can map the interior of the volcano.

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