crater
Example Sentences
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"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
Then the desk behind us gets shoved to the wall with enough force to create a crater in the sleek wood.
From Literature
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