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El Maarry, M.R., Erkeling, G., Kereszturi, Á., Hargitai, H. (2015). Crater Lake. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_76

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