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Seeing vapour emanating from both of Australia's active volcanoes and witnessing an eruption at Mawson Peak have been an amazing coda to this week's submarine research.

Voyage chief scientist Mike Coffin describing the rare moment in late January 2016 when the crew of CSIRO research vessel Investigator witnessed Big Ben erupting.

Mike Coffin, Heard & McDonald Islands

Source: Mike Coffin, quoted in CSIRO, 'Big Ben Erupts: Australia's active volcano cluster blows its lid', February 2016

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