▁in ▁western ▁North ▁America , ▁Pat ag onia ▁in ▁South ▁America , ▁the ▁E if el ▁region ▁of ▁Germany ▁( where ▁they ▁were ▁originally ▁described ), ▁and ▁in ▁other ▁ge olog ically ▁young ▁vol can ic ▁regions ▁of ▁Earth . ▁Else where ▁in ▁Europe , ▁La ▁V est ide ▁du ▁Pal ▁in ▁the ▁Ar d è che ▁department ▁of ▁France ▁provides ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁maar ▁easily ▁visible ▁from ▁the ▁ground ▁or ▁air . ▁Kil bourne ▁H ole ▁and ▁H unt ' s ▁H ole , ▁in ▁southern ▁New ▁Mexico ▁near ▁El ▁Pas o , ▁Texas , ▁are ▁ma ars . ▁The ▁Cro cod ile ▁Lake ▁in ▁Los ▁B añ os ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁was ▁originally ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁a ▁vol can ic ▁cr ater ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁maar . ▁The ▁not orious , ▁carbon ▁dio x ide - s atur ated ▁Lake ▁Ny os ▁in ▁Africa ▁is ▁another ▁example . ▁An ▁excellent ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁maar ▁is ▁Z uni ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁a ▁shall ow ▁sal ine ▁lake ▁that ▁occup ies ▁a ▁flat - f lo ored ▁cr ater ▁about ▁ ▁across ▁and ▁ ▁deep . ▁Its ▁low ▁rim ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁loose ▁pieces ▁of ▁bas alt ic ▁la va ▁and ▁wall ▁rocks ▁( s and stone , ▁sh ale , ▁lim estone ) ▁of ▁the ▁underlying ▁di atre me , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁random ▁ch unks ▁of ▁ancient ▁cry st all ine ▁rocks ▁bl asted ▁up ward ▁from ▁great ▁depth s . ▁Ma ars ▁in