Bubbly Syrup Reveals How Earthquakes Shake up Volcanoes (IMAGE)

Hiroshima University

Bubbly Syrup Reveals How Earthquakes Shake up Volcanoes

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Snapshots of the same box box, filled with a green syrup as well as bubbles and plastic flakes (grey color), used to study magma in volcanoes. Researchers place the box on top of a specialized shaking table where it first rests (left) and then shakes side-to-side (right).

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Image by Atsuko Namiki, Hiroshima University.

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