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How can gravity affect volcanic eruptions?

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Gravity can make large volcanoes warp under their own weight in two ways: they can either spread outward on top of their " basement " of underlying rock or sag downward into that basement. The way volcanoes deform strongly influences the stability of their structures, and when and how they erupt.

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