In addition to the extraction of minerals, various organizations regularly excavate the surface for various purposes. This time, a group of European scientists have planned to create a magma observatory by excavating the 'magma' chamber of the Krafla volcano located in northeast Iceland. Krafla volcano has erupted about 30 times in the last thousand years. The volcano last erupted in the mid-1980s. And so scientists want to build an observatory where the magma chamber or molten part of the dormant volcano is.

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Scientist Bjorn Gaumundsson said in this regard, the magma chamber of the volcano will be excavated to know how the underground behavior of the Crafla magma testbed or volcanic rock is. This finding will allow scientists to predict the risk of eruptions. It can also help create new uses for geothermal energy. It will also be known how to use the energy of volcanoes as effective electricity.

It is reported that in 2027, work will begin to build a different type of underground magma observatory at a depth of about 2.1 km. In various deserts, just as telescopes act as observatories, these observatories will be built underground to learn the secrets of volcanoes. Volcanic activity is usually monitored by instruments such as seismometers, said Ian Lovell, a volcanologist at Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany. Unlike surface lava, we don't know much about underground magma.
We want to make Magma a machine. Through the magma we want to hear the vibrations of the Earth. For this, pressure and temperature sensors will be placed in the molten rock. This will allow us to predict what will happen to the magma in the future.

According to scientists, this research will increase the scope of research on new generation geothermal power stations. Such power plants produce energy through the extreme temperatures of magma. Magma is extremely powerful. They are the source of heat that powers hydrothermal systems. It generates geothermal energy. Geothermal sources are used for about 25% of Iceland's electricity and 85% of home heating.