#200 caldera

caldera- a large basin-shaped crater at the top of a volcano, formed by the collapse or explosion of the cone

C19 from Spanish caldera- literally cauldron

"We want to better understand the tell-tale signs that a caldera is advancing to eruption so that we can improve warnings and avoid false alerts.

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