Volcanologists Descend into Mt Vesuvius' Crater
Clip: Season 46 Episode 6 | 2m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Gas samples from Mt. Vesuvius can reveal how close magma is to the volcano's surface.
Samples of carbon dioxide from Mt. Vesuvius can reveal how close magma is to the volcano's surface. To collect them, researchers descend into Vesuvius' 1,000-foot-deep crater.
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Volcanologists Descend into Mt Vesuvius' Crater
Clip: Season 46 Episode 6 | 2m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Samples of carbon dioxide from Mt. Vesuvius can reveal how close magma is to the volcano's surface. To collect them, researchers descend into Vesuvius' 1,000-foot-deep crater.
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