Crater (disambiguation)

Crater may refer to:

Landforms

• Impact crater, caused by two celestial bodies impacting each other, such as a meteorite hitting a planet
• Volcanic crater, a roughly circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity
• Caldera, a large cauldron-like depression formed following the evacuation of a magma chamber/reservoir
• Subsidence crater, from an underground (usually nuclear) explosion
• Maar crater, a relief crater caused by a phreatic eruption or explosion
• Pit crater, a crater that forms through sinking of the surface and not as a vent for lava
• Crater lake
• Explosion crater, a hole formed in the ground produced by an explosion near or below the surface
• Machtesh, a crater-like formation created by erosion

Other uses

• Crater, California, in Inyo County
• Cratering, when reindeer dig for lichens that sustain them in winter months
• Crater (constellation)
• Joseph F. Crater (fl. 1889–1930), a New York judge who disappeared in 1930
• An alternate ancient name for the Crathis, a river of southern Italy
• Crater (Yemen)
• The Crater (novel) an 1847 book by James Fenimore Cooper
• Crater, a 2016 collaborative album between Mamiffer and Daniel Menche

See also

• Krater, a Greek vessel used to mix wine and water (the original meaning)