Glossary term: Cratere
Description: Un cratere è una depressione circolare sulla superficie di un pianeta solido, di una luna o di un altro piccolo oggetto nello spazio. Alcuni crateri sono vulcanici, soprattutto sulla Terra e su Venere, ma la maggior parte sono crateri da impatto, causati dall'impatto di una grande roccia spaziale o di un nucleo di cometa. Ci sono decine di crateri da impatto sulla superficie della Terra e migliaia sulla Luna. I mari lunari, le grandi macchie circolari più scure sulla Luna, sono giganteschi crateri da impatto, formatisi miliardi di anni fa e poi riempiti di lava, che si è poi solidificata.
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