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’ve seen nice explanation of this today on Veritasium: https://youtu.be/J_n1FZaKzF8?si=gndcLiNglKJw8Bwq&t=601