Most volcanoes have a deep central chamber of molten rock, but it's typically capped by cooled, solid rock that makes the hot magma inaccessible. On Mount Erebus, the churning magma is exposed at the top of the volcano, in a roiling 1,700-degree Fahrenheit lake perhaps miles deep.
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These clips were taken from an infrared camera mounted at the crater rim of Mount Erebus. Mount Erebus is located on the Ross Island just off the coast of Antarctica. The camera is part of a long-term study of Mount Erebus from researchers at New Mexico Tech headed by Phil Kyle, Bill McIntosh, ...
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Cool video of a camera by Extreme CCTV capturing a volcanic eruption at Mt.Ererbus, the most active volcano in Antarctica. Very impressive camera.
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Today Show on NBC talks about a camera by Extreme CCTV capturing video of volcanic eruptions on Mount Erebus - the most active volcano in Antarctica
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