Ring of Fire: Mariana Arc

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Courtesy of Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist

This image, from the Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition, shows satellite-derived bathymetry of the Mariana Arc region in the Western Pacific Ocean. EM300 multibeam echo sounder bathymetry is overlaid on the satellite data.