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Prominent radial striations that extend from the crater rim to the outer edge of the inner ejecta deposit, in cohesive, double-layer ejecta (Fig. 1).
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Hargitai, H. (2015). Radially Striated Ejecta (Mars). In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_641
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