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  1. Geology Department, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, USA

    Eric B. Grosfils

  2. Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Richard Ernst

  3. Lunar and Planetary Institute, USRA, Houston, TX, USA

    Gerald A. Galgana

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Grosfils, E.B., Ernst, R., Galgana, G.A. (2015). Radiating Lineament System. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_297

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