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CRATERE IMPACT [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Moon (Astronomy)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

The approximately circular depression in the surface of a planet, moon or other solid body in the Solar System, formed by the hyper-velocity impact of a smaller body with the surface.

OBS

impact crater: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lune (Astronomie)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Dépression de forme plus ou moins circulaire issue de la collision d'un objet sur un autre de taille suffisamment grande pour qu'il ne soit pas complètement détruit par l'impact.

OBS

cratère d'impact : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Grand cratère d'impact.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Luna (Astronomía)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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