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News Release 11-030

Scientists Delve Into 'Hotspot' Volcanoes along Pacific Ocean Seamount Trail

Ancient undersea volcanoes in Louisville Seamount Trail yield clues to inner Earth dynamics

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Map showing the Louisville Seamount Trail strung across the Pacific.

Like a string of underwater pearls, the Louisville Seamount Trail is strung across the Pacific.

Credit: IODP


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Map showing IODP expedition sampling sites along the Louisville Seamount Trail.

IODP expedition sampling sites stretch along the Louisville Seamount Trail.

Credit: IODP


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Photo of the night view of the JOIDES Resolution, docked in Auckland, New Zealand.

Night view of the JOIDES Resolution, docked in Auckland, New Zealand, before its departure.

Credit: D. Buchs, Australian National University


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Photo of shipboard scientists carrying a core from volcanoes in the Louisville Seamount Trail.

Shipboard scientists carry a core from volcanoes in the Louisville Seamount Trail.

Credit: IODP-USIO


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Photo of scientists using laboratories aboard the JOIDES Resolution to analyze expedition samples.

Scientists use laboratories aboard the JOIDES Resolution to analyze expedition samples.

Credit: IODP-USIO


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Photo of researchers working on the sediment cores.

Researchers from all corners of the globe work together on samples from seamount cores.

Credit: IODP-USIO


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