Published January 30, 2023
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Young Submarine Lava Flow Identified at 6 km Depth on the Mid Cayman Rise
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A fresh, very lightly sedimented lava flow with fresh, unaltered glassy rinds was discovered on the northern portion of the Mid-Cayman Rise (MCR) during the Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV) ALVIN Science Verification Expedition (SVE) in Aug 2022, making it currently Earth’s deepest known lava flow visited in situ by human observers.
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