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wrinkle ridge
wrinkle ridge (mare ridge) A broad, curvilinear swell up to 500 m high and 10km wide, topped by a narrow, steep-sided ridge up to 200 m high and 2–4 km wide, extending for tens to hundreds of kilometres concentrically near the edges of lunar mare basins. They are compressional in origin, possibly due to subsidence of mare lavas.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "wrinkle ridge." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "wrinkle ridge." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-wrinkleridge.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "wrinkle ridge." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-wrinkleridge.html |
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wrinkle ridge
wrinkle ridge A meandering ridge on a planetary surface that resembles a wrinkle in skin or cloth. Wrinkle ridges were first named on the Moon, but are found on all the terrestrial planets and many large satellites. They are thought to arise from some combination of subsurface faulting and compression.
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"wrinkle ridge." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "wrinkle ridge." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-wrinkleridge.html "wrinkle ridge." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-wrinkleridge.html |
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