🚀 go-pugleaf

Yesterday, for the first time, scientists actually visited the caldera
of the undersea volcano Loihi---as the Alvin submersible from Woods Hole
descended more than a kilometer into the ocean.

Although Loihi has been investigated for years seismically and magnetically
from surface ships, and a preliminary photographic survey was done using
the Argus towed camera array, this is the first time anybody has actually
been down there.

Yes, it is an active volcano...though it will probably be about 10,000
years before it builds up to the surface of the ocean and becomes the next
Hawaiian island.

[Incidentally, to honor the occasion, we've just named our newest computer
(an Alliant FX/8) "loihi".]

Bob Cunningham
...nosc!humu!uhmanoa!loihi!bob
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Bob Cunningham
bob@hig.hawaii.edu