volcanic crater
Let an agent explain volcanic craters and how they form, relay kinds, examples and monitoring from volcanological sources, describe crater lakes and hazards, and distinguish volcanic craters from calderas, impact craters, maars and vents.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain volcanic craters and how they form, relay kinds, examples and monitoring from volcanological sources, describe crater lakes and hazards, and distinguish volcanic craters from calderas, impact craters, maars and vents.
A roughly circular depression at the summit or on the flank of a volcano formed by explosive eruption or by collapse, usually smaller than a caldera and often containing a vent, lava lake or crater lake; volcanic craters range from small pit craters to summit craters of stratovolcanoes and are monitored for activity and hazards.
What it is for: Not applicable; a volcanic landform.
It can be explain formation and kinds; relay examples and monitoring; describe hazards; distinguish related landforms.
Distinguishing features
Eruptive origin
Vent association
Smaller than caldera
Hazard focus
What it looks like
A bowl-shaped depression at a volcano s summit or flank.
Physical character
typical diameter: tens of metres to about 1 km note
caldera threshold: about 1 km or more note - loosely
example: Halemaumau, Kilauea note - pit crater with lava lake
How it is recognised
Depression formed by volcanic eruption or collapse
Summit craters, pit craters, crater lakes
Calderas are larger collapses; impact craters come from meteorites; maars are explosion craters in flat ground
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with - a larger collapse
is exemplified by - on Kilauea
In practice
Families and kinds
summit craters of stratovolcanoes
pit craters on shield volcanoes
explosion craters
craters with lakes
craters with lava lakes
nested and parasitic craters
Standards and regulation
Volcano monitoring and hazard zoning by geological surveys
National park safety rules at crater sites
Failure modes and hazards
Eruptions, gas and crater lake outbursts
Confusing craters with calderas or maars
Visitor accidents at crater rims
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a volcanic crater is.
Science.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a volcanic crater, and how does it differ from a caldera, impact crater, maar and vent? definition
- Is the question about the landform, a kind, a specific volcano or safety? boundary
Formation
Formation.
Formation
Formation.
- How do explosive eruptions and collapse form craters, and how do they evolve? definition
- Which entry fits the specific volcano? action
Kinds Kinds and examples.
Sources.
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What are summit, pit, explosion and nested craters, and crater and lava lakes? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Examples
Examples.
Examples
Examples.
- What are notable craters, such as Halemaumau, Vesuvius and Mount Bromo? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Hazards Hazards and monitoring.
Regulation.
Monitoring
Monitoring.
Monitoring
Monitoring.
- How are craters monitored for gas, deformation and lake changes? provenance
- Which entry fits volcano monitoring? action
Safety
Visitor safety.
Safety
Safety.
- What safety rules apply at crater sites, as authorities advise? provenance
- Which entry fits volcanic hazard? action
Context Beyond Earth and culture.
Context.
Planets
Other worlds.
Planets
Planets.
- What volcanic craters exist on Mars, Venus and Io? provenance
- Which entry fits volcanism on other planets? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How do craters figure in tourism, religion and culture? provenance
- Which entry fits volcano tourism? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should crater lake and pit crater be separate primary entries?
- How should volcanological sources be linked?
- How should the crater-caldera distinction be recorded?