crater

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Sharp, who worked at the Greenwich Royal Observatory and has a crater on the moon named after him, was also a mathematician who calculated pi to 72 decimal places.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Athena ended up in a frigid crater and tipped over, leaving its solar batteries unable to charge.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The crater later filled with water, forming a lake that preserved plants and animals living in the region.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

AFP footage showed heavy damage to an apartment building, next to a crater formed in the ground.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

It hit the road near the huge tree, blowing a crater in the packed earth.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack