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Using a vibrating coring device mounted on Remotely Operated Vehicle

SuBastian, the scientists gathered sea? oor sediment cores near coastal volcanoes and out to the Peru-Chile Trench. Layers of mud within the cores provide an archive of the region’s geologic and oceanic activity. Volcanic ash and debris indicate the occurrence of past eruptions in the area.

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