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has gloss | eng: In planetary geology, a pedestal crater is a crater with its ejecta sitting above the surrounding terrain and thereby forming a raised platform. They form when an impact crater ejects material which forms an erosion resistant layer, thus causing the immediate area to erode more slowly than the rest of the region. Some pedestals have been accurately measured to be hundreds of meters above the surrounding area. This means that hundreds of meters of material were eroded away. The result is that both the crater and its ejecta blanket stand above the surroundings. Pedestal craters were first observed during the Mariner missions. |
lexicalization | eng: pedestal crater |
instance of | e/Impact crater |
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has gloss | ces: Anglický termín Pedestal crater je označení zvláštního impaktního kráteru, který má okolní lem tvořený vyvrženými horninami při dopadu (tzv. ejekta) a kdy tento lem je vyvýšen nad okolí. Tento druh kráterů vzniká na planetách, kde je silná eroze, která hraje při následném vzniku důležitou roli. Jsou typické např. pro povrch Marsu, kde vítr přesouvá množství materiálu. |
lexicalization | ces: Pedestal crater |
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media:img | Pedestal crater and streaks.jpg |
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