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crater

[krey-ter] / ˈkreɪ tər /


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These images revealed craters that expose ice, patterned ground known as polygonal terrain, and other surface features that often indicate ice just below the surface.

From Science Daily

"And yet they don't necessarily form a crater, or they form ephemeral surface disturbances, but they're not the classic major craters that come from direct impacts."

From Science Daily

One earlier feature, known as the "Area F Building," is a terraced complex carved into the slope of the ancient volcanic crater around which the settlement formed.

From Science Daily

But Blanch doesn’t believe the price will crater soon.

From Barron's

This area contains a series of long, shallow grooves set within a landscape of deep valleys, scattered impact craters, and surface textures that point to a distant ice age on the Red Planet.

From Science Daily