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Wrinkle ridge systems within and around Martian highland craters were studied in order to find their basin-induced and regional aspects. Most prominent ridge directions indicate regional tectonic patterns. Radial ridges near large craters are often slightly deflected along regional or global ridge systems. Crater floor ridges have simpler local distributions. Smaller or older craters are less resistant against the effects of global or regional stress systems. In craters concentric ridge rings locate at 0.8 crater radius with additional minor rings at 0.66, 0.44 and 0.94 crater radius. This pattern illustrates compression of lava fill over buried topography.
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Raitala, J., Kauhanen, K. Ridge systems related to Martian impact craters. Earth Moon Planet 58, 65–78 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00058074
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00058074