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Excerpts from maps showing waves whose wavefronts are larger than the wave packet length. Both are curved and located in the Equatorial Zone. (a) A pair of wave packets, overlapping each other, the westernmost of which contains at least three wavefronts that are much longer than the packet. The overlapping easternmost wave packet has wavefronts and a length that are roughly equal in size. (b) A series of curved waves that appear to extend past the boundaries of the full image.
