One of Earth’s most powerful supervolcanoes is refilling with fresh magma
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One of Earth’s most powerful supervolcanoes is refilling with fresh magma
Deep beneath Japan’s Kikai caldera, a massive magma reservoir is refilling 7,300 years after one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in Earth's recent geological history. Scientists used underwater seismic surveys to reveal a vast store of magma that appears to have accumulated since the ancient catastrophe. The discovery could help explain how supervolcanoes like Yellowstone and Toba rebuild their magma supplies.
Deep beneath Japan's Kikai Caldera, a vast reservoir of magma is refilling, 7,300 years after one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recent geological history.
Scientists at Kobe University have found evidence that the Kikai boiler in Japan is accumulating new magma 7,300 years after the biggest eruption
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