Ray

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke4488.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4488. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Solar System, Planetary Physics

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A bright linear feature on a planetary body formed by ejecta from a recent crater-forming impact. Surface material darkens with age through exposure to radiation, so rays, consisting of freshly excavated material, are bright by contrast. In addition, some impacts have sufficient force to vaporize surface material, which can resolidify in a reflective, glassy form. Rays extend from their associate...

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