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Mapping an underwater volcano

Hunga volcano image created by multi-beam sonar mapping

A multi-beam sonar mapping system was used by Tongan Geological Services and the University of Auckland to precisely measure the shape of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano.

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Rights: Sung-Hyun Park/Korea Polar Research Institute
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