Spotlight 9: South Chamorro Seamount
Sixteen large, active serpentinite mud volcanoes exist in the Mariana forearc, the region of seafloor between the Mariana Trench and the volcanic island arc.Up to 50 km in diameter and rising as much as Heart Bracelet_Chloe 2.4 km above the surrounding seafloor, these seamounts form as a consequence of subduction processes, which generate deep-seat