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Meaning of maar



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maar
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In geology it is a way of technically calling a wide and low volcanic crater, which is usually filled with water forming a lake or a lagoon. It is produced by a phreatic-magmatic eruption, that is, an explosion caused by groundwater coming into contact with lava or magma.

  



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MAAR: Crater of explosion volcanic.

  










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