Description: Un cráter de impacto es una depresión en la superficie de un planeta, una luna u otro cuerpo menor sólido del Sistema Solar. Los cráteres de impacto se forman por el choque a gran velocidad de un cuerpo más pequeño (un meteorito). La Luna está llena de cráteres de impacto debido a su falta de atmósfera. La densa atmósfera de la Tierra impide que muchos meteoros lleguen a alcanzar el suelo. Un ejemplo de cráter de impacto en la Tierra es el Cráter Barringer, en Arizona (EE. UU.).

Related Terms:

• Crater

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