**title** Asp Conference Series, Vol. **volume**, **publication Year** **editors** a Flaring Megamaser in Mrk 348
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We report new observations of the H 2 O megamaser in the Seyfert 2 galaxy Mrk 348. Following our initial detection in 2000 March using the Effelsberg 100 m telescope, re-analysis of previous data on this source indicates that the maser was present but only marginally detectable in late 1997. Monitoring through late 2000 shows that the maser has again decreased to its original level. The H 2 O line is redshifted by ∼130 km s −1 with respect to the systemic velocity, is extremely broad, with a FWHM of 130 km s −1 , and has no detectable high velocity components within 1500 km s −1 on either side of the strong line. Followup VLBA observations show that the maser emission emanates entirely from a region ≤0.25 pc in extent, toward the base of the radio jet.
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