why are all craters on the moon round? You would think that most would look elongated or elliptical depending on the angle of impact.

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why are all craters on the moon round? You would think that most would look elongated or elliptical depending on the angle of impact.

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I was watching the recent Apollo 11 documentary there there was a section of the moon where you could literally see where an impact had skipped several times across the surface. Just like a stone on water.