Meteorite crater: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	impact crater

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four impact craters

steps in the formation of a complex impact crater

Orientale Basin

Manicouagan Crater

Meteor Crater, Arizona

surface of Ganymede

Messenger: Mercury

Overview of meteorites and their impact on the earth

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shatter cone ejecta impact structure ejecta blanket Meteorite basin Impact event volcano cave tectonic basins and rift valleys continental shelf fault karst geyser caldera vein strike-slip fault

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