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impact crater

circular depression in a solid astronomical body formed by the impact of a smaller object
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impact crater
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impact crater

Summary

impact crater is an astronomical object type[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • impact crater's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • impact crater is a type of crater[4].
  • impact crater is part of planetary nomenclature[5].
  • impact crater's Commons category is recorded as Impact craters[6].
  • impact crater's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Impact craters[7].
  • impact crater's Commons gallery is recorded as Impact crater[8].
  • impact crater's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as geological=meteor_crater[9].
  • impact crater's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox crater[10].
  • impact crater's different from is recorded as volcanic crater[11].
  • impact crater's different from is recorded as explosion crater[12].
  • impact crater's has part is recorded as Impact Melt Rock[13].
  • impact crater's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001071[14].
  • impact crater's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].
  • impact crater's model item is recorded as Meteor Crater[16].

Body

Definition and Type

impact crater's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. It is a type of crater[4].

Use and Application

impact crater is part of planetary nomenclature[5].

Why It Matters

impact crater has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Craters from Impacts and Explosions: Lunar Cratering Ganymede crater database

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . spaceplace.nasa.gov. spaceplace.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Svkkl authority id → 0264916-meteoricke-kratery
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0264916-meteoricke-kratery, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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