Scientists Discover Underwater Asphalt Volcanoes
April 25, 2010
April 25, 2010
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release:
About 10 miles off the Santa Barbara coast, at the bottom of the Santa Barbara Channel, a series of impressive landmarks rise from the sea floor.
They've been there for 40,000 years, but have remained hidden in the murky depths of the Pacific Ocean--until now.
They're called asphalt volcanoes.
Scientists funded by the National Science Foundation ( . . .
About 10 miles off the Santa Barbara coast, at the bottom of the Santa Barbara Channel, a series of impressive landmarks rise from the sea floor.
They've been there for 40,000 years, but have remained hidden in the murky depths of the Pacific Ocean--until now.
They're called asphalt volcanoes.
Scientists funded by the National Science Foundation ( . . .