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  2. www.britannica.com › Mercury-planet › Impact-cratersMercury - Impact Craters | Britannica

    Jun 3, 2024 · Meteorite crater surrounded by rays of ejected material on Mercury, in a photograph taken by the Messenger probe, January 14, 2008. A chain of craters crosses the centre of the rayed crater. (more) The most common topographic features on Mercury are the craters that cover much of its surface.

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  4. phys.libretexts.org › Bookshelves › Astronomy9.4: Impact Craters - Physics LibreTexts

    Jul 29, 2023 · Notice in Figure 9.16 that several of the large mare craters seem to be surrounded by white material and that the light streaks or rays that can stretch for hundreds of kilometers across the surface are clearly visible. These lighter features are ejecta, splashed out from the crater-forming impact.

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  6. www.lpi.usra.edu › education › exploreShaping the Planets: Impact Cratering - Lunar and Planetary ...

    Rays – Bright streaks extending away from the crater sometimes for great distances, composed of ejecta material. What are the different kinds of craters? Simple craters are small bowl-shaped, smooth-walled craters (the maximum size limit depends on the planet).

  7. courses.lumenlearning.com › chapter › impact-cratersImpact Craters | Astronomy - Lumen Learning

    Notice in Figure 4 that several of the large mare craters seem to be surrounded by white material and that the light streaks or rays that can stretch for hundreds of kilometers across the surface are clearly visible. These lighter features are ejecta, splashed out from the crater-forming impact.

  8. science.nasa.gov › resource › the-impressive-rays-ofThe Impressive Rays of Hokusai - NASA Science

    Aug 29, 2018 · Such rays are formed when an impact excavates material from beneath the surface and throws that material outward from the crater. These bright rays, consisting of both ejecta and secondary craters that form when the ejected material re-impacts the surface, slowly begin to fade as they are exposed to the harsh space environment.

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  10. pressbooks.online.ucf.edu › 9-3-impact-craters9.3 Impact Craters – Astronomy - University of Central ...

    Notice in [Figure 9.16 that several of the large mare craters seem to be surrounded by white material and that the light streaks or rays that can stretch for hundreds of kilometers across the surface are clearly visible. These lighter features are ejecta, splashed out from the crater-forming impact.

  11. openstax.org › astronomy › pages9.3 Impact Craters - Astronomy | OpenStax

    Notice in Figure 9.16 that several of the large mare craters seem to be surrounded by white material and that the light streaks or rays that can stretch for hundreds of kilometers across the surface are clearly visible. These lighter features are ejecta, splashed out from the crater-forming impact.