UTIG-led Seismic Survey at Hikurangi, 2018 (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

UTIG-led Seismic Survey at Hikurangi, 2018

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A seismic imaging instrument trails behind a research vessel during a survey of New Zealand’s Hikurangi subduction zone. Led by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, the survey found a vast and ancient water reservoir buried miles beneath the seafloor.

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University of Texas Institute for Geophysics/Adrien Arnulf

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