The process of forming craters or the appearance of multiple craters, such as from impacts, explosions, or erosion.
From crater + -ing (present participle suffix). Describes the ongoing geological or physical process that creates or results in crater formation.
Early planetary scientists couldn't figure out how the moon got so many craters until they realized Earth's atmosphere burns up most incoming space rocks, while the airless moon gets struck directly by everything.
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