crater's

Volcanic depression's rim

Crater's is the possessive form of crater—a bowl-shaped depression, typically formed by impact or explosion.

A meteor crater's rim, a volcano crater's depth, a bomb crater's diameter.

The word also applies to similar shapes: The crater's edge was lined with coffee residue.

impact

asteroid

Sun-orbiting rocky mass

extinction · debris · shockwave · ejecta · blanket · strewn · field · diameter · formation · evidence

lunar

surface

Outermost boundary layer

  • moonNatural planetary satellite
  • impactForceful contact or consequence
  • meteoriteSpace debris reaching Earth

maria · highlands · ray · ejecta · regolith · Apollo · Tycho · Copernicus · nearside · farside

geological

rim

Circular outer boundary

  • floorIndoor walking surface
  • wallVertical enclosing structure
  • depthDistance below surface

basin · caldera · volcanic · magma · lava · eruption · vent · cone · summit · formation

metaphorical

void

Without legal effect

scar · mark · absence · gap · wound · remnant · trace · aftermath · impression · cavity

damage

bomb

Explosive device or disaster

hole · destruction · battlefield · shrapnel · debris · warzone · artillery · mortar · aftermath · ruin

Opposites
topographic form

crater'smountain's

Of a high landmass

dome's · hill's · ridge's · plateau's · boss's

formation process

crater'svolcano's

Of a magma vent

Phrases
Family

crater, craters, cratered, cratering

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G