lunar craters
Moon's impact scars
Lunar craters are bowl-shaped depressions on the moon's surface, formed primarily by meteorite impacts over billions of years.
They range from microscopic pits to vast basins hundreds of miles across.
The moon's lack of atmosphere and geological activity preserves craters indefinitely, making its surface a record of cosmic bombardment: You can see lunar craters with ordinary binoculars.
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- terracingCutting slopes into steps
- lunar orbitPath around Earth's satellite
- landing siteDesignated arrival location
- impactForceful contact or consequence
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- alien landscapesMars surface, ring systems, impact craters
- Moon sciencelunar surface, lunar orbit, lunar phases, Apollo program, lunar samples
- astrogeologyplanetary cores, meteorites, impact craters, moon rocks, regolith
- landformsmountain, cliff, valley, volcano, mountain ridge
- Moon missionsApollo 11, Apollo 12, Apollo 13, Apollo 14, Apollo 15