Key:crater
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To describe any type of crater further. 
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The tag =yes was sometimes used to map a crater of unspecified origin. =volcano has also been used a few times for craters of volcanic origin.
There may be several types of crater, be it natural or from an impact
For volcano crater rims the currently proposed mapping is:
natural=cliffor either ofnatural=ridge,natural=areteplusgeological=volcanic_caldera_rim
Several other tags may be related or similar:
natural=crater- a crater of unspecified origin: volcanic, explosion, meteor, etc. - similar to=yeshistoric=bomb_crater- a crater formed by the explosion of a bombhistoric=meteor_crater- a crater formed by the impact of a meteornatural=caldera- a caldera formed by volcanic activity - less common thangeological=volcanic_caldera_rimnatural=sinkhole- a sinkhole, formed by the collapse of an underground space such as a cave or mine.
External links
- Crater on Wikipedia, a disambiguation page listing a variety of specific crater landforms