impact crater en · NOUN
Meanings
- A crater formed from a hypervelocity impact, typically of a meteorite, as opposed to one formed by other means such as vulcanism.
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A crater formed by a process involving impact (not necessarily a hypervelocity one).
The accident occurred at 1413:42. Ground scars and wreckage scatter indicated that the airplane crashed into the Everglades in a right wing down, nose down attitude. The location of the primary impact crater was 25° 55’ north latitude, 80° 35’ west longitude, or approximately 17 miles northwest of MIA.
1997, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.1 History of Flight”, in Aircraft Accident Report: In-Flight Fire and Impact with Terrain, ValuJet Airlines Flight 592, DC-9-32, N904VJ, Everglades, Near Miami, Florida, May 11, 1996, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2022, pages 3–4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| impact craters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (20)
cmn 隕石坑 /陨石坑 (crater formed from an impact) · ru и́мпактный кра́тер (crater formed from an impact) · eo meteorita kratero (crater formed from an impact) · ja 衝突クレーター (crater formed from an impact) · eo alfrapa kratero (crater formed from an impact) · de Impaktkrater (crater formed from an impact) · ru уда́рный кра́тер (crater formed from an impact) · it cratere meteoritico (crater formed from an impact) · fi törmäyskraatteri (crater formed from an impact) · cmn 撞擊坑 /撞击坑 (crater formed from an impact) · vi hố va chạm (crater formed from an impact) · uk уда́рний кра́тер (crater formed from an impact) · es cráter de impacto (crater formed from an impact) · el κρατήρας πρόσκρουσης (crater formed from an impact) · it cratere da impatto (crater formed from an impact) · ja インパクトクレーター (crater formed from an impact) · fr cratère d'impact (crater formed from an impact) · pl krater uderzeniowy (crater formed from an impact) · de Einschlagkrater (crater formed from an impact) · es astroblema (crater formed from an impact)