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Old 01-05-2006, 08:26 AM
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Hi Paul,

Thanks for your interest.

The crater rays in the listing are not the "common" ones seen from certain craters around the Full Moon - they're also called rays.

These are phenomena of the lunar terrain that allow narrow shafts of sunlight to shine on the darkened part of the Moon. A good example is the crater Walter. There is a break in the crater wall that allows sunlight to shine through on to the darkened crater floor near the Last Quarter Moon. Check the Robinson Lunar Observatory site at
www.lunar-occultations.com/rlo/rays/rays.htm
for better explanations of the rays

Ed
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