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Impact crater ejecta morphology displaying two continuous deposits.
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A type of layered ejecta.
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Double-layer ejecta (DLE) craters have been identified on Mars and Ganymede. The inner layer of the DLE morphology is thicker and terminates in a concave scarp. The outer layer is thinner and more extensive, typically terminating in a distal ridge (rampart) (Barlow et al. 2000; Schenk and Ridolfi 2002; Boyce and Mouginis-Mark 2006; Boyce et al. 2010). Martian DLE craters display a strong radial texture of grooves and ridges extending from the crater rim to the edge of the outer layer (Fig. 1). A topographic moat typically occurs just beyond the crater rim. Secondary craters extending beyond the outer ejecta layer are seldom seen (Boyce and Mouginis-Mark 2006).
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Barlow, N.G. (2015). Double-Layer Ejecta. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_137
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