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Ray system
A ray system comprises the radial streaks of fine ejecta thrown out during the formation of an impact crater. Ray systems were once thought to be only found on planetary bodies that lack an atmosphere, but have since been discovered on Mars (see Zunil) in infrared images taken from orbit by the THermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS).
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