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Two adjacent impact craters formed by the simultaneous impact of two well-separated projectiles; a special case of crater chain, crater cluster or a multiple crater consisting of two pieces.
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Johnston, W.R., Miljković, K. (2015). Doublet Crater. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_118
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