Figure 102
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The characteristics of an extremely youthful small crater are illustrated
in this Apollo 15 panoramic camera photograph of the crater Linne' as viewed
from the south. The 4-km-diameter crater is located in the western part
of Mare Serenitatis. The rim of the crater slopes steeply up from the mare
surface, and the rim crest is sharp and even. Boulders are abundant on
and near the rim. Concentric dunelike features occupy the inner part of
the ejecta blanket and, with increasing distance from the crater, give
way to irregular arcuate clusters of satellitic craters. A more subtle
radial pattern in the ejecta can be seen where the Sun's rays shine across
it, to the north and south of the crater. The bright ejecta blanket and
ray pattern displayed here are typical of very youthful craters of all
sizes. -M.C.M.
Report Source: NASA SP-362, Page 111, Figure 102
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