Secondary crater

Secondary crater

Secondary craters are impact craters formed by the ejecta that was thrown out of a larger crater. They sometimes form radial crater chains.

External links

* [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-362/ch5.3.htm Some secondary craters and crater chains as seen by the Apollo missions]


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