impact crater

English

Noun

impact crater (plural impact craters)

(geology) A crater formed from an impact, typically of a meteorite, as opposed to one formed by other means such as vulcanism.

Synonyms

astrobleme
meteor crater

Translations

crater formed from an impact

Chinese:
Mandarin: 撞擊坑, 撞击坑 (zhuàngjí kēng), 隕石坑, 陨石坑 (yǔnshí kēng)
Esperanto: alfrapa kratero, meteorita kratero
Finnish: törmäyskraatteri f
French: cratère d'impact m
German: Einschlagkrater m, Impaktkrater m

Italian: cratere meteoritico m, cratere da impatto m
Japanese: 衝突クレーター (shōtotsu kurētā), インパクトクレーター (inpakutokurētā)
Navajo: adah hosh laní
Russian: уда́рный кра́тер m (udárnyj kráter), и́мпактный кра́тер m (ímpaktnyj kráter)
Spanish: cráter de impacto m, astroblema (es) m

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