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Dendi Caldera, Ethiopia
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Dendi Caldera, Ethiopia

The approximately 4-kilometer-wide Dendi Caldera includes some of this silica-rich volcanic rock: the rim of the caldera, visible in this astronaut photograph, is mostly made of poorly consolidated ash erupted during the Tertiary Period (approximately 65–2 million years ago).

Published Mar 31, 2008

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Gunung Bromo, Indonesia
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Gunung Bromo, Indonesia

Published Dec 7, 2004

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Aso Caldera, Kyushu, Japan
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Aso Caldera, Kyushu, Japan

Formed during four explosive eruptions that took place between 300,000 and 90,000 years ago, the volcanic caldera is now home to human settlements and 17 younger volcanoes.

Published Dec 24, 2012

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Campi Flegrei, Italy
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Campi Flegrei, Italy

The Campi Flegrei calderas, adjacent to Naples, Italy, have produced two of the largest eruptions in Europe in the last 40,000 years.

Published Jan 9, 2013

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Toba Caldera
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Toba Caldera

Published Feb 6, 2007

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Parasitic Cones in Hokkaido
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Parasitic Cones in Hokkaido

These nested volcanic features grew as small, secondary vents along the flanks of larger volcanoes.

Published Mar 19, 2020

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Iceland’s Caldera of Hot Springs
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Iceland’s Caldera of Hot Springs

An unusual type of lava erupted beneath ice to form many of the otherworldly geological features within Torfajökull.

Published Mar 16, 2018

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Pilanesberg Ring Dike Complex
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Pilanesberg Ring Dike Complex

Erosion exposed the subterranean plumbing of an ancient volcano in South Africa.

Published Jul 22, 2015

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Volcanoes on Baja California Peninsula
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Volcanoes on Baja California Peninsula

This natural-color image from the Landsat satellite on October 5, 2000, shows El Aguajito Caldera, Las Tres Vírgenes, and La Reforma Caldera on the Baja Peninsula.

Published Dec 23, 2008

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Rabaul Caldera
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Rabaul Caldera

Acquired June 14, 2010, this natural-color image shows Rabaul Caldera on the northeastern tip of Papua New Guinea’s New Britain.

Published Aug 6, 2010

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Santorini Volcano, Greece
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Santorini Volcano, Greece

Published May 12, 2001

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Old Volcano, Older Footprints
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Old Volcano, Older Footprints

Acquired September 15, 2000, this natural-color image shows Aniakchak National Monument in Alaska, home to an old caldera, and even older fossils.

Published Oct 12, 2011

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