Guide to Magellan Image Interpretation

Figure 8-9. Ridge belts are characterized by sinuous ridges and arch-shaped topography. (b) A major ridge belt (Hippolyta Linea) in Lavinia Planitia exhibits fractures along its crest, unlike the ridge belts in Atalanta Planitia. Illumination is from the left at an incidence angle of 27.5 deg.

 

Figure 8-9. Ridge belts are characterized by sinuous ridges and arch-shaped topography. (b) A major ridge belt (Hippolyta Linea) in Lavinia Planitia exhibits fractures along its crest, unlike the ridge belts in Atalanta Planitia. Illumination is from the left at an incidence angle of 27.5 deg.

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