Choose the word that means the same as crater. Have you ever dreamed of walking on the Moon? Around the world there are some places that look a little bit like the Moon's [surface]. Those places are called craters. One type of crater is made when an object strikes a planet or moon at a high speed. The [ force] of the crash creates a circular [ hollow]on the surface. The ground around the hollow is pushed up and forms a rim. On Earth.most of these types of craters were caused by a rock from outer space called a [ meteor].