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Caldera – Cauldron-like volcanic feature formed by the emptying of a magma chamber; Cinder cone – Steep hill of pyroclastic fragments around a volcanic vent; Complex volcano – Landform of more than one related volcanic centre; Cryptodome – Roughly circular protrusion from slowly extruded viscous volcanic lava
Caldera structure is similar on all of these planetary bodies, though the size varies considerably. The average caldera diameter on Venus is 68 km (42 mi). The average caldera diameter on Io is close to 40 km (25 mi), and the mode is 6 km (3.7 mi); Tvashtar Paterae is likely the largest caldera with a diameter of 290 km (180 mi). The average ...
A topographic map of Ngorongoro Crater in northern Tanzania, the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera, which formed when an immense volcano erupted and collapsed on itself 2–3 million years ago. The floor of the caldera is 600 metres (2,000 ft) below its rim and covers more than 260 square kilometres (100 sq mi).
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