The nature of crater rays - The Copernicus example

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Dec 1985

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Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 90, Dec. 10, 1985, p. 12,393-12,413.

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Logic

74

Craters, Ejecta, Lunar Craters, Lunar Surface, Lunar Geology, Photographs, Rays, Reflectance

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It is pointed out that crater rays are filamentous, generally high-albedo features which emanate nearly radially from young impact structures. An investigation has been conducted of the physical and chemical properties of a single lunar ray system for Copernicus crater with the objective to achieve a better understanding of the nature of crater rays, taking into account questions regarding the local or foreign origin of ray material. A combination of data is considered, giving attention to spectral reflectance (for composition), radar (for physical properties), and images (for photogeologic context). The crater Copernicus was selected because of its well-developed ray system, the crater's relative youth, and the compositional contrast between the target material of Copernicus crater and the material on which many rays were emplaced.

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