impact crater

collocation in English

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impact
noun[C usually singular, U]
uk
/ˈɪm.pækt/us
/ˈɪm.pækt/
the force or action of one object ...
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crater
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkreɪ.tər/us
/ˈkreɪ.t̬ɚ/
the round hole at the top of a volcano, or a hole in the ground similar ...
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(Definition ofimpactandcraterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is an undistinguishedimpactcraterthat is roughly circular in form, with a slight outward bulge to the northwest.
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The primary heat source of a hydrothermal system associated with a compleximpactcrateris likely to be shock-emplaced heat.
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Melosh (1989) divides the formation of animpactcraterinto three main stages: contact and compression, excavation, and modification.
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Theimpactcraterthat would have decided between a gravity-dominated versus a strength-dominated comet nucleus was not seen because so much dust was kicked up from the regolith.
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It is the second largestimpactcraterin basaltic rock in the world.
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Animpactcratercan be seen among the fractures in the upper center of the image.
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Island formed behind theimpactcraterat the lower right.
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Large meteoroids may strike the ground with a significant fraction of their second cosmic velocity, leaving behind a hypervelocityimpactcrater.
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Because of its shape and location, it has been suggested to represent animpactcrater.
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The diameter of such a hypotheticalimpactcraterwould be roughly ten times the diameter of the comet's nucleus.
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The town lies near the center of a 30 km diameter depression, which is a proposed but unproven ancientimpactcrater.
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This is animpactcraterwith features that have become softened and eroded by subsequent impacts in the vicinity.
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Lutetia has an irregular shape and is heavily cratered, with the largestimpactcraterreaching 45 km in diameter.
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This suggests it could be a second metal-richimpactcrater.
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His scientific interests have focused on astrobiology, geomicrobiology and life in extreme environments including studies on volcanic andimpactcraterenvironments.
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Anaxagoras is a relatively recentimpactcraterthat is young enough to still possess a ray system that has not been eroded by space weathering.
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The impact generated an unexpectedly large and bright dust cloud, obscuring the view of theimpactcrater.
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The impact excavated debris from the interior of the nucleus, forming animpactcrater.
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Where theimpactcrateris complex, a central peak emerges from the floor of the crater.
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The tentative identification as animpactcrateris based mainly on geomorphology, faulting pattern, and on the exclusion of other possible formation mechanisms.
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The white debris or ejecta clearly overlays everything else on the surface - indicating that thisimpactcrateris younger than all surrounding features.
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