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The secondary crater cluster near the lower edge of Figure
128 is enlarged to show more detail. The largest crater within
the cluster is about 600 m wide. The small, sharp, circular craters are
primary craters that postdate the cluster. Some poorly defined V-shaped
ridges at the south edge of the cluster point southward toward the primary
crater. The effects of the secondary cratering are much more extensive
than was apparent in the smaller scale picture. The finely lineated terrain
west and north of the cluster is caused by a great many parallel and subparallel
ridges, gouges, grooves, and barely visible small irregular craters. They
are apparently caused by the impact and deposition of material ejected
from the secondary craters. Craters formed during this stage are tertiary
craters but are rarely distinct enough to be recognized. Several possible
examples are indicated by arrows. -H.J.M.
Report Source: NASA SP-362, Page 132, Figure 129
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