The difference between volcano and supervolcano
is that "volcano" is a vent or fissure on the surface of a planet with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface and "supervolcano" is a powerful volcano, often having an explosive or cataclysmic eruption.
volcano
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supervolcano
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Noun
- A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
- A form of firework.
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Noun
- (volcanology) A powerful volcano, often having an explosive or cataclysmic eruption.
Examples
- Mosaic of Olympus Mons on Mars. The supervolcano is nearly 600 kilometers wide at the base and 25 kilometers high and is capped by a crater 65 kilometers in diameter. It is about five times larger than the most massive volcanic cone on earth, Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
- The stone went dark, and instantly the supervolcano burst with an unthinkable blast. A miles-deep plug of dark and hot earth flew upward, followed by a tremendous expanding cloud. Swirling, dense substance spread and thickened […]
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