it’s glimpse into the center of the earth it’s like listening to the
earth it’s like listening to the
earth it’s like listening to the heartbeat of the planet the
heartbeat of the planet the
heartbeat of the planet the physiological effects of being inside
physiological effects of being inside
physiological effects of being inside the volcano are significant in that you
the volcano are significant in that you
the volcano are significant in that you have every force down there trying to
have every force down there trying to
have every force down there trying to kill you let’s use the drone to I wanted
kill you let’s use the drone to I wanted
kill you let’s use the drone to I wanted to share the more impaired that’s
to share the more impaired that’s
to share the more impaired that’s located in the island nation of Vanuatu
located in the island nation of Vanuatu
located in the island nation of Vanuatu by bringing a team with me and
by bringing a team with me and
by bringing a team with me and documenting this place in a way that’s
documenting this place in a way that’s
documenting this place in a way that’s never been seen the drone that we used
never been seen the drone that we used
never been seen the drone that we used is called the phantom 2 Vision+ we had
is called the phantom 2 Vision+ we had
is called the phantom 2 Vision+ we had also GoPros mounted on to these
also GoPros mounted on to these
also GoPros mounted on to these particular drones with gimbal devices so
particular drones with gimbal devices so
particular drones with gimbal devices so that no matter how much they shook the
that no matter how much they shook the
that no matter how much they shook the video remains stable we were able to
video remains stable we were able to
video remains stable we were able to take a series of thousands of
take a series of thousands of
take a series of thousands of photographs around the top of the crater
photographs around the top of the crater
photographs around the top of the crater and then process those using a
and then process those using a
and then process those using a specialized software to render the
specialized software to render the
specialized software to render the first-of-its-kind 3d model of the
first-of-its-kind 3d model of the
first-of-its-kind 3d model of the volcano from inside we were fortunate in
volcano from inside we were fortunate in
volcano from inside we were fortunate in that we got the footage we were looking
that we got the footage we were looking
that we got the footage we were looking for and unfortunate in the fact that we
for and unfortunate in the fact that we
for and unfortunate in the fact that we lost our drones they fell to their
lost our drones they fell to their
lost our drones they fell to their demise some into the lava and others
demise some into the lava and others
demise some into the lava and others just from the incredible amount of heat
just from the incredible amount of heat
just from the incredible amount of heat and unstable air you have sulfur dioxide
and unstable air you have sulfur dioxide
and unstable air you have sulfur dioxide and toxic gases that are superheated and
and toxic gases that are superheated and
and toxic gases that are superheated and just an incredible radiant heat that
just an incredible radiant heat that
just an incredible radiant heat that exceeds a thousand degrees Fahrenheit
exceeds a thousand degrees Fahrenheit
exceeds a thousand degrees Fahrenheit standing right next to it well if you’re
standing right next to it well if you’re
standing right next to it well if you’re looking for extreme locations it doesn’t
looking for extreme locations it doesn’t
looking for extreme locations it doesn’t get much better than an erupting volcano
get much better than an erupting volcano
get much better than an erupting volcano on Vanuatu we were there to investigate
on Vanuatu we were there to investigate
on Vanuatu we were there to investigate how quickly microbial colonization
how quickly microbial colonization
how quickly microbial colonization happens on rocks we certainly wouldn’t
happens on rocks we certainly wouldn’t
happens on rocks we certainly wouldn’t imagine that there is life in the lava
imagine that there is life in the lava
imagine that there is life in the lava lake itself just way too hot for
lake itself just way too hot for
lake itself just way too hot for anything to happen but the instant the
anything to happen but the instant the
anything to happen but the instant the rock cools to below about 120 degrees
rock cools to below about 120 degrees
rock cools to below about 120 degrees Celsius it’s considered a habitable
Celsius it’s considered a habitable
Celsius it’s considered a habitable environment we’re getting a handle on
environment we’re getting a handle on
environment we’re getting a handle on how
how
how colonized this particular substrate it
colonized this particular substrate it
colonized this particular substrate it was a good example of what will happen
was a good example of what will happen
was a good example of what will happen across the planet and has happened
across the planet and has happened
across the planet and has happened across the planet throughout geologic
across the planet throughout geologic
across the planet throughout geologic time having the cameras everywhere
time having the cameras everywhere
time having the cameras everywhere particularly during the sampling at the
particularly during the sampling at the
particularly during the sampling at the very edge of the lava lake is critical
very edge of the lava lake is critical
very edge of the lava lake is critical because we can go back and see exactly
because we can go back and see exactly
because we can go back and see exactly how far we were from the edge exactly
how far we were from the edge exactly
how far we were from the edge exactly how closely distributed these newly
how closely distributed these newly
how closely distributed these newly formed rocks were this isn’t something
formed rocks were this isn’t something
formed rocks were this isn’t something you can measure in the moment 3d
you can measure in the moment 3d
you can measure in the moment 3d reconstruction of the crater itself will
reconstruction of the crater itself will
reconstruction of the crater itself will be very useful and figuring out which
be very useful and figuring out which
be very useful and figuring out which layers are iron-rich which layers are
layers are iron-rich which layers are
layers are iron-rich which layers are sulfur rich within the culture as a
sulfur rich within the culture as a
sulfur rich within the culture as a whole there’s certainly life coating the
whole there’s certainly life coating the
whole there’s certainly life coating the walls as you go down on some of the
walls as you go down on some of the
walls as you go down on some of the surfaces down at the bottom almost
surfaces down at the bottom almost
surfaces down at the bottom almost certainly there’s a high microbial
certainly there’s a high microbial
certainly there’s a high microbial Institue in’ see the greatest scientific
Institue in’ see the greatest scientific
Institue in’ see the greatest scientific value is just having videographic
value is just having videographic
value is just having videographic support that can be used in tandem with
support that can be used in tandem with
support that can be used in tandem with other research that’s happening in the
other research that’s happening in the
other research that’s happening in the world i really believe there’s an
world i really believe there’s an
world i really believe there’s an opportunity to merge those worlds of
opportunity to merge those worlds of
opportunity to merge those worlds of exploration and tech and coming back and
exploration and tech and coming back and
exploration and tech and coming back and reporting on all kinds of information
reporting on all kinds of information
reporting on all kinds of information that has not yet been discovered
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