Nördlinger Ries impact structure

	«	According to a theory developed by Carl Wilhelm von Gümbel (right) in 1870, the area was uplifted by volcanic forces (top left). Then pyroclastic material was ejected during huge eruptions (centre left), and finally the central part of the volcano subsided forming a caldera and a lake within (lower left).	»
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