Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:40am on 20 Apr 2024,Saturday Science
Mount Erebus, an active Antarctic volcano, is releasing gold dust worth nearly $6,000 daily, reports the New York Post. Emitting 80 grams of crystallized gold per day, the volcano's gases spread the dust up to 621 miles away. Standing at 12,448 feet, Erebus is one of Antarctica's 138 active volcanoes. NASA reveals it sits atop a thin crust, allowing molten rock to easily rise. It regularly emits gas, steam, and occasionally rocks in eruptions. With a lava lake churning since 1972, Erebus is believed to be the southernmost active volcano globally, as per NASA's Earth Observatory.
