cratered
adjEtymology From crater + -ed.
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Marked by craters.
- The planet had a cratered surface.
- The Mariner photos showed large areas of the red planet to have a much-cratered surface strikingly like that of the moon. Now the computers have clarified some previously undecipherable closeups taken by Mariner 6.1969 November, Arthur Fisher, “Science Newsfront: Last-minute news and notes to keep you up-to-date”, in Popular Science, volume 195, number 5, page 22: