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Impact Craters
Study important Impact Crater Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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The bright streaks starting from a crater and extending away for great distances. | Rays |
Craters formed when objects or impactors smashed into the surface. | Impact Crater |
Mountains formed due to the increase and decrease in pressure during an impact. (ONLY in craters that are larger than 40 km in diameter.) | Central Peak |
Rock thrown out of the crater and deposited in a ring-shaped pile at the crater's edge during an impact. | Crater Rim |
Small rocks that constantly bombard planets and moons to form craters. | Meteoroids |
Material that is forced or thrown out, especially as a result of volcanic eruption, meteoritic impact, or stellar explosion. | Ejecta |