Scientists are rightly grateful to Jason. Without these robots, they will not be able to record volcanic eruption that occurred on the ocean floor of the Pacific Ocean.
Yes, a robotic submarine named Jason had already witnessed the eruption of a volcano which is 4,000 feet below the water surface.
Mountain, located in the Pacific Ocean, precisely bordered by Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, discovered by researchers in May last.
In a conference in San Francisco, high-definition video footage of volcanic activity is then displayed.
Scientists from NOAA and the National Science Foundation had never witnessed the eruption of a deep and detailed as this.
"We have not seen this before. And now for the first time, we saw lava flowing on the seabed," said Joseph Resing, mission chief scientist as well as staff of the chemical oceanographer at the University of Washington.
Mission to record the volcanic eruption in the sea using these robots requires a period of 25 years in the making. However, waiting for so long been paid off already.
From the records of results of the expedition "Western Eyes", the scientists hope the image, data, and samples obtained can shed light on how Earth's crust formed.
The research may also help explain how some sea creatures survive and thrive in extreme environments, and how the Earth behaves when tectonic plates collide.
With these findings, scientists are also expected to learn how to survive in the underwater environment. Meanwhile, the researchers could also see the creation of rare material - only happen in a million years - the so-called boninite.
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