crater
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He told the group they could go up to the crater as long as they made sure to descend shortly afterwards.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
According to this interpretation, the force of the collision pushed land outward into the Northern Hemisphere, creating Hell as a giant crater reaching upward from below.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
As they were hiking up, he saw one group of people at the edge of the crater, as well as another group about 50m from the crater who were filming drone videos.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Today, all that’s left is a smoking crater.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Luis Alvarez never knew of the discovery of the Chicxulub crater or of the Shoemaker-Levy comet, as he died in 1988.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing crater
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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