Ancient Radial Scars of Ejecta on the Moon (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Ancient Radial Scars of Ejecta on the Moon

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Ancient radial scars of ejecta extend out from the Orientale basin for hundreds of kilometers and consist of aligned craters and massive dune-like forms. They formed as streamers of lunar rock thrown out from the Orientale impact and crashed back to the surface.

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NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University

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