crater
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They named a crater - a bright spot visible from Earth - after Reid's late wife Carroll.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
In an emotional moment, the crew suggested naming one crater after Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
NASA’s Artemis II crew described the far side of the moon in eloquent detail, named a crater after Cmdr.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
This freshly exposed material is much brighter than the surrounding darker regolith, making the crater look like a new mark on an otherwise familiar surface.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
A mere six days after it first started erupting, a newspaper ran a picture of a young man who had climbed to the rim of the crater and back down.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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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