impact crater

Noun

Meaning

(geology, astronomy) A crater formed from a hypervelocity impact, typically of a meteorite, as opposed to one formed by other means such as vulcanism.

A crater formed by a process involving impact (not necessarily a hypervelocity one).

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Synonyms

crater crateriform astrobleme

Examples

Impact crater diameters seen range from 0.1 km a limit defined by the imaging resolution to over 100 km, not counting the multi-ring structures. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

impact area Impact Assessment impact basin impact depression impact dot printer impact driver