An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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فرهنگ ریشه‌شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک



secondary crater
  لاوک ِ دومان، کندال ِ ~  
lâvak-e dovomân, kandâl-e ~
Fr.: cratère secondaire  

A crater formed by the relatively low-velocity impact of fragments ejected from a large primary crater. Secondary craters tend to cluster in a ring around the primary crater.

See also:secondary; → crater.