View from from the west rim of the caldera at about 11:30 HST. | USGS Volcanoes

12 reactions |  Take an inside look at a caldera! A caldera is a crater formed when a volcano erupts and then collapses in on itself. Calderas are found on terrestrial planets and moons with past or present volcanic activity. | Chabot Space & Science Center | Facebook

684K views · 8.3K reactions | WHAT IS CALDERA? A caldera is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption. The ejection of large volumes of magma in a short time can upset the integrity of a magma chamber's structure by in effect removing much of the chamber's filling material. #jayography #caldera #geography #maps #educationalcontent | Jayography | Facebook