Maar craters on the southern shores of the eastern caldera lake at Fisher volcano.  The interaction of magma and groundwater can be violent, and rapidly expanding steam can excavate a crater called a maar.  The eastern caldera wall is in the background.

Maar craters on the southern shores of the eastern caldera lake at Fisher volcano. The interaction of magma and groundwater can be violent, and rapidly expanding steam can excavate a crater called a maar. The eastern caldera wall is in the background.

Date: 1999
Volcano(es): Fisher
Photographer: Stelling, P. L.
URL: avo.alaska.edu/image/view/24713
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