Nautilus Live Stream of Underwater Volcano Exploration

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Erik Klemetti and Eruptions blog members

Thank you National Geographic and the Nautilus team for giving us this great opportunity to watch this live.

Hercules is diving again in Kolumbo volcano, near Santorini, Greece, to explore the hydrothermal vent field and collect geological and water samples. We expect to dive until tomorrow morning.

http://www.nautiluslive.org/

This is first and current one they are looking at:

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Bumping for today's activity, currently ongoing.

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The last dive is in progress.

What a great opportunity to actually see new discoveries in real time.

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The team recently finished exploring in Greece and is now in Italy on their first dive on the Palinuro seamount located north of Sicily in the Aeolian volcanic arc. The first 12 hour shift ended and the second one has just started.

Some interesting shots from the first shift:

This is a geothermal vent



Live tube worm



A small octopus waging an inner battle between curiosity and caution

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2011 Preliminary Cruise Schedule

South Black Sea
July 21, 2011 - August 14, 2011

Eastern Aegean Sea
August 18, 2011 - August 29, 2011

Hellenic Arc
September 1, 2011 - September 10, 2011

Aeolian Arc ..... Nautilus is currently here
September 14, 2011 - September 23, 2011

Western Mediterranean Sea
September 29, 2011 - October 7, 2011

Gorringe Bank
October 8, 2011 - October 19, 2011

Straits of Sicily
October 26, 2011 - November 3, 2011

Eastern Mediterranean Sea
November 10, 2011 - November 18, 201