make a crater

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to cause a crater to come into existence

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  • The meteorite impact made a huge crater in the Arizona desert.
  • A powerful explosion can make a crater several meters deep.
  • The controlled detonation is expected to make a large crater where the old building stood.
  • Scientists are studying how impacts make craters on different planetary surfaces.
  • The artillery shell made a smoking crater in the middle of the field.
  • It would take an immense amount of energy to make a crater of that magnitude.
  • The falling space debris was small, so it only made a tiny crater.
  • In the simulation, the asteroid strike makes a crater 10 kilometers wide.
  • Demolition experts carefully placed the charges to make a precise crater for the foundation.
  • The volcanic eruption was so violent it made a new crater at the mountain's summit.