Signs of a supervolcano lurking under Alaska’s Aleutian islands

Signs of a supervolcano lurking under Alaska’s Aleutian islands

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Science, Geography

11th Grade - University

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A group of volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands may form a massive supervolcano similar to Yellowstone. A study by Earth scientists, led by John Power, suggests that six volcanoes in the Islands of the Four Mountains are on the edges of a large caldera. A caldera is a depression formed when a magma reservoir empties and the ground collapses. Evidence, including undersea ridges and rock samples, indicates a past cataclysmic eruption may have caused this formation.

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Who led the team of scientists that presented the study to the American Geophysical Union?

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What geological features were found that indicate a past volcanic eruption?

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