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Dauner Maars

In contrast to the previous picture (which shows a crater lake) here you can see three typical maars. A maar is a broad, low relief crater that is caused by a phreatic eruption or explosion caused by groundwater contact with hot lava or magma. They have a typical "hole in the ground structure" sometimes surrounded by a wall composed of a mixture of loose fragments of volcanic rocks ejected during the explosion. Maar (latin mare: sea) was first introduced by geologist and teacher Johannes Steininger (1794 -1878) from Trier who used this term (from the Dauner dialect) for this water filled volcanic funnels. Now the term is also used in the international scientific terminology.

 

Canon PowerShot G3

Aufnahmedatum/-zeit: 02.06.2007 15:27

Aufnahmemodus: Av (Zeitautomatik)

Tv (Verschlusszeit): 1/800

Av (Blendenzahl): 7.1

Filmempfindlichkeit (ISO): 100

Objektiv: 7.2 - 28.8mm

Brennweite: 7.2mm

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Uploaded on July 28, 2007
Taken on June 2, 2007