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Crater Lake is actually the crater of an extinct volcano. Water has filled in the cone crater.
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∙ 13y agoThe belief that it was is the motivation behind the name by which it's known.
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When was Meteor Crater created?
It has been estimated that Meteor Crater was formed about 50,000 years ago.
What lake in Oregon was formed in an inactive volcano?
Crater lake
What caused the Copernicus crater?
We think that all the craters were formed by meteor strikes.
What year was the meteor crater made in AZ?
The Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona was formed about 50,000 years ago.
How large is Meteor Crater in Arizona?
if u go on Google and type meteor crater in Arizona Wikapeida then your answer will come
When was Meteor Crater created?
It has been estimated that Meteor Crater was formed about 50,000 years ago.
What formed a crater on antarctica?
A meteor
When a crater formed in Arizona why was it in Arizona?
Meteor Crater was formed by a meteor strike, not a guided missile from space. Call it a random act of nature.
What is formed when a meteor hits the earth?
a CRATER
What is an example for crater?
Meteor Crater: http://www.meteorcrater.com/index.php Crater Lake: http://www.nps.gov/crla/
What is a famous crater formed by a meteor?
Meteor crater, located in central-north Arizona, just off of I-40, east of Flagstaff.
What fills up craters?
That depends on where the crater is, and how it formed. Meteor craters on the Moon or Mars? Nothing generally fills them up, and lunar craters are still visible after many hundreds of thousands of years. On Earth? A meteor crater will, eventually, fill with dust or dirt and water. A good number of meteor craters are visible as circular lakes. The Meteor Crater in Barringer, AZ is still empty after 50,000 years. Volcanic craters sometimes fill with lava, or with dirt and water. Crater Lake in Nevada is a .... lake, filled with .... water.
What mountain callapses in crater lake?
Crater Lake formed after the collapse of Mount Mazama.
What lake in Oregon was formed in an inactive volcano?
Crater lake
How does water collect in crater lake?
Crater Lake was formed when Mount Mazama collapsed during a cataclysmic volcanic eruption and formed a crater-like hole called a caldera. In Native American legend sky god Named Skell and Llao ( god of the underworld) were battling. While they were The Mountain was destroyed and the remains of it fell and made what we know today as crater lake!
What caused the Copernicus crater?
We think that all the craters were formed by meteor strikes.
What volcanic events formed Crater Lake Oregon?
The large volcanic depression occupied by Crater Lake, Oregon is a
