The physics of hypervelocity impacts causes impact craters to be radially symmetric

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The physics of hypervelocity and high-energy impacts generally produces centrally symmetric or quasicircular craters, provided the impact is perpendicular rather than oblique.

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The retrieved literature supports the idea that impact cratering processes tend to be centrally or bilaterally symmetric under standard (perpendicular) conditions, creating circular or quasicircular depressions, whereas oblique impacts introduce asymmetry.

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Surface damage from perpendicular and oblique bullet impacts in stone.

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Campbell O, Blenkinsop T, Gilbert O, Mol L. Surface damage from perpendicular and oblique bullet impacts in stone.. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220029

Paper 6 discusses how perpendicular impacts create symmetric craters, contrasting them with asymmetric oblique impacts.

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Erosion of lunar surface rocks by impact processes: A synthesis.

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Hörz F, Basilevsky AT, Head JW, Cintala MJ. Erosion of lunar surface rocks by impact processes: A synthesis.. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2020.105105

Paper 9 notes that impact processes in rocks are centrally to bilaterally symmetric, producing quasicircular depressions.

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