00:00Did you know there's a volcano in Antarctica that spews out gold dust every single day?
00:04Yep, you heard that right. Mount Erebus, the southernmost active volcano in the world,
00:09is making it rain gold. But it's not exactly gold coins flying through the air.
00:14Tiny gold crystals, only 20 micrometers across, so small you can barely see them,
00:19are being pumped out along with gas and steam from this towering 12,000-foot volcano.
00:23How much gold, you ask? Around 80 grams of gold dust,
00:27worth over 5,000 pounds, is released every day. Scientists are baffled by this rare phenomenon,
00:33and it's all thanks to Mount Erebus' calm, steady eruptions.
00:37Unlike other explosive volcanoes, Erebus releases gas slowly, giving the gold time
00:42to form tiny crystals. And get this, gold particles from Erebus have been detected 621 miles away.
00:50That's how powerful this natural wonder is. It's not every day you hear about a volcano spewing
00:54gold, but at Mount Erebus, this unbelievable process has been happening for over 50 years,
01:00and it might just be one of nature's best-kept secrets.
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