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
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera team discovered a new crater by carefully comparing images of the same area taken at different times.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
Shoemaker had an Iowa connection–his daughter-in-law taught at the University of Iowa–and he was familiar with the Manson crater from his own studies.
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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