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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA

    Nadine G. Barlow

  2. NASA Ames Research Center/NPP, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA

    Henrik Hargitai

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Barlow, N.G., Hargitai, H. (2015). Crater Ray. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_77

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