crater

Example Sentences

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This area contains a series of long, shallow grooves set within a landscape of deep valleys, scattered impact craters, and surface textures that point to a distant ice age on the Red Planet.

From Science Daily

The permafrost patches are nestled in the cradle of two craters near the top of Mauna Kea, which help shade them from the sun.

From Scientific American

There were fresh impact craters on streets around the town.

From New York Times

“We were shocked that our house was targeted,” he added as he pulled his young children’s dolls and blankets from a bomb crater.

From Washington Times

A photograph shared by the committee on Telegram showed a white S.U.V. flipped upside down, with what appeared to be its front half blown off, next to a crater.

From New York Times