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Impact crater
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Circular depression in a solid astronomical body formed by the impact of a smaller object
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Gale (crater)
Martian crater
Jezero (crater)
Crater on Mars
Manicouagan crater
impact crater
Occator (crater)
Crater on Ceres
Ina (crater)
Unusual small depression on the Moon
Flynn Creek crater
Impact crater in Tennessee
Gator
lunar crater
Hermite (crater)
Lunar impact crater
Chicxulub crater
Prehistoric impact crater in Mexico
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Lunar craters
Craters on Earth's moon
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Calculational Investigation of Impact Cratering Dynamics: Early Time Material Motions
book section published in 1979
Crater Distributions of Uranus's Mid-sized Satellites and Implications for Outer Solar System Bombardment
scientific article published in February 2022
Morphometry of impact craters on Mercury from MESSENGER altimetry and imaging
Comparison of Simple Impact Craters: A Case Study of Meteor and Lonar Craters
scientific article published on 25 October 2012
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An impact crater is a depression in the surface of a solid astronomical body formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal collapse, impact craters typically have raised rims and floors that are lower in elevation than the surrounding terrain. Impact craters are...

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astronomical object type
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Planetary nomenclature
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