The Japanese have discovered a new type of volcanoes

Japanese scientists discovered in the Pacific Ocean a new type of volcanoes, reports New Scientist. Naoto Hirano, who heads a group of researchers from Tokyo University of Technology, found the miniature volcanoes volume of 0,005 cubic miles. Their existence does not fit into any known theory of volcanism.

1 August 2006 | group, institute, japanese, new scientist, research, type, volcano, volume

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