Wrinkle Ridge

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke4491.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4491. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Solar System, Planetary Physics

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A long ridge on the surface of a planetary body. Wrinkle ridges were first identified on the Moon, where they are often associated with rilles. As the lunar maria solidified, tensile forces in the outer regions opened up the faults that produced rilles, while compressive forces nearer the center pushed up the surface to form wrinkle ridges. Some wrinkle ridges may result from small-scale extrusio...

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