Definition
A closed depression inferred to be carved by melting or sublimation of ice from an ice-bearing unit.
Category
A type of sublimation landform.
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This entry is about non-terrestrial ablation hollows.
Description
Closely spaced depressions with similar shapes, in the residual polar cap of Mars producing a gentle hummocky pitted surface (Fisher et al. 2002). This terrain displays a rough topography of pits, cracks, and some knobs (Thomas et al. 2000). Pits joined in roughly linear strings or depressions with preferential direction form lineations (Fisher et al. 2002).
Subtypes
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Ablation hollows (pitted terrain) on snow/frost/ice covered terrain.
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Mangold, N., Hargitai, H. (2015). Ablation Hollow (Mars). In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_1
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