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  • near and far sides of Earth's Moon
    In Moon: Effects of impacts and volcanism

    …are described by the term crater. The relative ages of lunar craters are indicated by their form and structural features. Young craters have rugged profiles and are surrounded by hummocky blankets of debris, called ejecta, and long light-colored rays made by expelled material hitting the lunar surface. Older craters have…

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