crater

Example Sentences

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They have counted more than 1,100,000 craters in farmland.

From BBC

The team combined seismic imaging, microscopic analysis of rock fragments, and computer modeling to produce the clearest evidence yet that Silverpit is one of Earth's rare impact craters.

From Science Daily

In one chaos terrain that formed within an ancient impact crater, the uppermost layers contain polyhydrated sulfates.

From Science Daily

"Instead of even spreading, these slow-moving impacts would create a deposit rather than a crater. And they are centered on the equator as predicted from modeling material spun off the primary."

From Science Daily

“A violent spike behaves like a shock that the economy cannot absorb, one that breaks consumption, craters confidence, and invites recession.”

From Barron's