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Aden Crater
Source info:
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| Date: | 2014-03-27 13:42:54 |
| Blog: | Mountain Beltway  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2014/03/27/aden-crater/ |
Summary:
That’s Aden Crater, a Pleistocene shield volcano in southern New Mexico. Here’s what it looks like from above (Google Maps view): I also noted the position of two nearby maar craters: Kilbourne and Hunt Holes. When you climb up to the edge of Aden and look in, you see the congealed and fractured remnants of a lava lake that once filled this to the brim (and indeed, spilled over the …Content analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Pleistocene [1] |
|---|---|
| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Pleistocene [0.1] Quaternary [0.1] Cenozoic [0.1] Phanerozoic [0.1] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aden | US | 32.1503 | -107.125 |
| New Mexico | US | 34.1661 | -106.026 |
Keywords:
Aden Crater, brim, fractured remnants, Google Maps view, Hunt Holes, Kilbourne, lava lake, nearby maar craters, new mexico, Pleistocene shield volcano, position, southern New Mexico
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