An impact crater is a depression in the surface of a solid astronomical body formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or int
500-kilometre-wide (310 mi) crater Engelier on Saturn's moon Iapetus
Recently formed (between July 2010 and May 2012) impact crater on Mars showing a pristine ray system of ejecta
Eugene Shoemaker, pioneer impact crater researcher, here at a crystallographic microscope used to examine meteorites
Nested Craters on Mars, 40.104° N, 125.005° E. These nested craters are probably caused by changes in the strength of the target material. This usually happens when a weaker material overlies a stronger material.
Manicouagan Reservoir is an annular lake in central Quebec, Canada, covering an area of 1,942 km2. The lake island in its centre is known as René-Levasseur Island, and its highest point is Mount Babel
Impact crater
…Lonar crater (India) Manicouagan impact structure (Quebec, Canada) Manson crater (Iowa, United States…