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English: These are example of ridges that are common in some parts of Mars. We do not know the exact cause at this point in time. They may be from fluids depositing hard minerals in cracks. And then when erosion removed surrounding material, the ridges remained. This image was name HiRISE image of the day for March 29, 2024.
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Source https://www.uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074906_2160
Author Jim Secosky asked NASA to image this area under the Hiwish program. The image creit should be: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona

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Ridges that may be from fluids depositing minerals in cracks.

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