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not just from meteors
[[Image:Meteor Crater.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Meteor Crater]]
[[Image:Meteor Crater.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Meteor Crater]]
A '''crater''' is a depression left in [[solid]] matter due to the high-[[velocity]] impact of a smaller object with it.
A '''crater''' is a large depression left in [[solid]] matter due to the rapid delivery of kinetic energy (force). These are generally the result of the high-[[velocity]] impact of a smaller object such as a meteor with the surface of a much larger planet, moon, or asteroid. However, they can also be caused by other rapid releases of energy such as bomb detonations.
[[Category:Astronomy]]
[[Category:Astronomy]]