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1. A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
   - volcanic crater
    
2. A bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

1. Form craters
    
2. To crash or fall

1. A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

Derived forms: cratering, cratered, craters

Type of: constellation, depression, formation, geological formation, natural depression

Part of: volcano

Encyclopedia: Crater