Crater
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Crater may refer to:
In landforms:
- Impact crater, caused by two bodies impacting each other, such as a meteorite hitting a planet or moon
- Volcanic crater or caldera, formed by volcanic activity
- Subsidence crater, from an underground explosion (usually nuclear)
Other:
- Crater (constellation)
- Joseph F. Crater, a New York Judge who mysteriously and famously disappeared in 1930
- an alternate ancient name for the Crathis, a river of southern Italy
[edit] See also
- Krater, a Greek vessel used to mix wine and water (the original meaning)