crater
Example Sentences
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"It's very distinctive and no human eyes previously had seen this crater until today, really, when we were privileged enough to see it," Koch said during the question-and-answer session hosted by the Canadian Space Agency.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
The Chicxulub crater beneath Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula formed about 65 million years ago and later hosted a long-lasting hydrothermal system.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Sharp, who worked at the Greenwich Royal Observatory and has a crater on the moon named after him, was also a mathematician who calculated pi to 72 decimal places.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Of course, the argument that valuation multiples are supportive may evaporate if earnings crater.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
All of a sudden, it reminded him of the crater lake in the Philippines called Pinatubo, which was created after the 1991 eruption of the Mount Pinatubo volcano.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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