Mount Erebus which is still volcanically active ... Gold detected 621 miles from Erebus’ southernmost lava-spewer The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observatory ...

Within the crater's summit, there's a lava lake from which the volcano regularly spews gas plumes and steam ... While other volcanoes also emit gold, Mount Erebus is unique for releasing it ...

The scene: a tent on Mount Erebus ... and the occasional lava flow, but steam usually rises from its summit, betraying the heat within. If Erebus were a dessert, it would be a reverse baked ...