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crater (volcanic)

crater_Semispochnoi_Aluetian_NOAA_theb0959_small.jpg (15645 bytes)
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Aerial view of Semispochnoi Crater
(center of picture),
Aluetian Islands, Alaska

Source: NOAA
Used with permission

A crater is a large depression found at the summit of a volcano. (See also: caldera)

 
 

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