In a strange incident, Antarctica's second largest volcano, Mount Erebus, is spewing out gold dust, which has left scientists in complete shock.
About Mount Erebus:
It is the world’s southernmost active volcano.
Location: It is situated on Ross Island, Antarctica.
It was discovered in 1841 by the British explorer Sir James Clark Ross, who named it after his ship, the Erebus.
It’s a stratovolcano characterized by a conical shape and layers of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ash.
Mount Erebus is known for its persistent lava lake.
The lake has been active since at least 1972and is one of only a few long-lived lava lakes on Earth.
It constantly churns and occasionally spews bombs of molten rock in Strombolian eruptions.
Because the volcano is in a remote location, researchers monitor it using satellites.
The largest Antarctic settlement—McMurdo Station, operated by the United States—stands within sight of the volcano (about 40 kilometers or 25 miles away).
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