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Single Layer Ejecta

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Definition

Impact crater ejecta morphology displaying one continuous deposit with a sinuous edge, often terminating in a distal ridge (rampart).

Synonyms

Flower ejecta; Pancake ejecta; Single lobe ejecta (SLE); Single lobe rampart crater

A type of layered ejecta

Subtypes

  1. 1.

    Single layer Rampart (ejecta)

  2. 2.

    Single layer Pancake ejecta

  3. 3.

    Pancake crater – Pancake ejecta

Description

The single layer ejecta (SLE) morphology is a type of layered ejecta which displays a single continuous ejecta deposit surrounding the crater (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1
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Single ejecta crater on Mars (Boyce et al. 2010) at 1.9°N, 274°E. Scale bar 10 km. Mosaic of CTX B08_012836_1820_XN_02N084W, G18_025297_1820_XN_02N085W (NASA/JPL/MSSS)

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA

    Nadine G. Barlow

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Barlow, N.G. (2014). Single Layer Ejecta. In: Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_340-1

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