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Sediments in the Aegean sea reveal a volcanic eruption from 520,000 years ago

In the winter of 2022, a scientific expedition known as IODP 398 (International Ocean Discovery Program) took place in the southern part of the Aegean Sea. During this expedition, the research vessel JOIDES Resolution retrieved over 780 ten-meter-long cylindrical metal tubes filled with various layers of rocks and sediments drilled from the sea floor. Onboard […]

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