Google Maps
constantly finds ways to make our lives simpler, allowing us to find every
location on the surface of the Earth. But now, the mapping tool can take us
underground, right inside of an active volcano. Google stated in a blog that it
is using its 360-degree Google Street View cameras to help us explore the
beauty of Vanuatu, a collection of 80 tiny islands. “We invite you to join us
on a journey to the edge of one of the largest boiling lava lakes in the world
on the Vanuatuan island of Ambrym,” the blog stated.
The company sent two
explorers, George Mackley and Chris Horsly, to climb into the crater and
capture the footage. They repelled 400 metres into the Marum crater with a
Street View Trekker collecting 360-degree imagery of the journey down to the
molten lava lake, which is roughly the size of two football fields. You can
move in multiple directions in the caldera, just like you can in Google Street
View. Horsly stated that he hoped that by putting this place on the map, people
will realise what a beautiful world we live in.
Source:DNA-17th March,2017
