astrobleme

noun

as·​tro·​bleme

ˈastrəˌblēm

plural -s

: a scar on the earth's crust made by the impact of a meteorite

Word History

Etymology

astr- + Greek blēma throw, missile, wound from a missile, from ballein to throw

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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