Donut- or torus-shaped depression detected on Mars.
Description
Ring furrows are circular, flat-floored trenches, surrounding a central, flat-topped mesa or plateau (Fig.
1). The internal plateaus are about the same elevation or lower than the plain outside the trench.
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References
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