SCIENCE ALERT : YELLOW BRICK ROAD OFF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Excerpt: Trust/E/V/Nautilus/YouTube)
The formation has been identified as "a fractured flow of hyaloclastite rock (a volcanic rock formed in high-energy eruptions where many rock fragments settle to the seabed)."
On the radio, the team notes that the ground looks almost like a "baked crust" that could be peeled off.
In one tiny section, the volcanic rock has fractured in a way that looks strikingly similar to bricks.
"The unique 90-degree fractures are likely related to heating and cooling stress from multiple eruptions at this baked margin," reads a caption to the YouTube video.
Excerpt: Trust/E/V/Nautilus/YouTube)
The formation has been identified as "a fractured flow of hyaloclastite rock (a volcanic rock formed in high-energy eruptions where many rock fragments settle to the seabed)."
On the radio, the team notes that the ground looks almost like a "baked crust" that could be peeled off.
In one tiny section, the volcanic rock has fractured in a way that looks strikingly similar to bricks.
"The unique 90-degree fractures are likely related to heating and cooling stress from multiple eruptions at this baked margin," reads a caption to the YouTube video.
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