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Multiple Crater

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Definition

Craters produced by the impacts of multiple projectiles nearly simultaneously.

Subtypes

Crater chain (impact, primary)

Crater cluster (atmospheric breakup)

Doublet crater

Multiple crater

Secondary crater field (impact of ejecta from a primary impact)

Secondary crater chain (impact of ejecta streams from a primary impact)

Secondary crater cluster (impact of ejecta from a primary impact)

See Also

Bumblebee Ejecta (Ejecta Pattern from Doublet Crater Formation)

Catena, catenae

Elliptical Crater

Irregular Crater

Septum

Splotch (radar) Multiple

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  1. Planetary Science Research Group, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

    Henrik Hargitai

  2. Konkoly Thege Miklos Astronomical Institute, Research Center for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

    Ákos Kereszturi

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Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (2014). Multiple Crater. In: Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_455-1

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