In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with larger body.... , caused by two celestial bodies impacting each other, such as a meteorite hitting a planet
A volcanic crater is a circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity. It is typically a basin, circular in form within which occurs a vent from which magma erupts as gases, lava, and ejecta.... or caldera, formed by volcanic activity
A subsidence crater is a hole or depression left on the surface of an area which has had an underground explosion. Many such craters are present at the Nevada Test Site, which is no longer in use for nuclear testing.... , from an underground (usually nuclear) explosion
A maar is a broad, low-relief volcanic crater that is caused by a phreatomagmatic eruption, an explosion caused by groundwater coming into contact with hot lava or magma.... crater, a relief crater caused by a phreatic eruption or explosion
A pit crater is a Depression formed by a sinking of the ground surface lying above a void or empty chamber, rather than by the eruption of a volcano or lava Hawaiian eruption.... , a crater that forms through sinking of the surface and not as a vent for lava
Crater Lake may refer to:*Crater Lake, a lake in Oregon, United States.*Crater Lake , a lake in Luzon, Philippines.*Crater Lake , a lake in Elk Mountains of Colorado....
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Cratering, when reindeer dig for lichens that sustain them in winter months
Crater is a constellation. Its name is Latin for cup, and in Greek mythology it is identified with the cup of the god Apollo . It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 1st century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations....
Joseph Force Crater was a judge in New York City who suddenly disappeared on the night of August 6, 1930. He was last seen leaving a restaurant and entering a taxi.... , a New York judge who mysteriously and famously disappeared in 1930
The Crathis or Crater , is one of the most considerable rivers of Bruttium , which in the northern part of its course formed the boundary between that region and Lucania.... , a river of southern Italy
Crater is one of unofficial names of the oldest districts of the port city of Aden. Its official name is Seera. It is situated in a crater of an ancient volcano which forms Shamsan Mountains....
FPS has several meanings:In units of measurement:* Foot-pound-second, the imperial units system of measurement* Feet per second, an Imperial unit for speed... Warrock.
A krater was a vase used to mix wine and water. At a Greek symposium, kraters were placed in the center of the room. They were quite large, so they were not easily portable when filled.... , a Greek vessel used to mix wine and water (the original meaning)
