impacter
noun
a person or thing that impacts.
impactor
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a variation of
impacter.
Example Sentences
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The Cretaceous-Paleogene impactor measured an estimated 10 to 15 kilometers across, or about six miles wide.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Even so, the nickel isotope signature allowed the researchers to narrow the impactor down to a rare class of carbonaceous meteorite.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
But if hazardous objects can be detected years in advance, other techniques like a kinetic impactor can be used, he added.
From Salon ● May 16, 2024
“I don't think the impactor material would be completely mixed, but the amount of mixing that has occurred is underestimated in this study,” adds geodynamicist Maxim Ballmer of University College London.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 1, 2023
"Since this new crater is close to the Luna-25 estimated impact point, the LRO team concludes it is likely to be from that mission, rather than a natural impactor."
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023
