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A complex network of interconnected rectilinear ridges that is associated with the banded terrain and honeycomb terrain (Moore and Wilhelms 2001; El Maarry et al 2012).
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These ridges in particular in NW Hellas are tens of meters thick and form polygonal patterns that are on average 100 m wide (Fig. 1).
An example of reticulate terrain which can be seen in NW Hellas. The terrain displays erosive behavior with rectilinear ridges that can be an inverted terrain displaying older and more resilient crack fillings. The overall magnitude, orientation, and erosive behavior argue against them being fossilized dunes (El Maarry et al. 2012). Direction of sunlight is from the upper left. CTX B19_017130_1422_XI_37S309W (NASA/JPL/MSSS)
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El Maarry MR, Thomas N, Pommerol A (2012) Banded terrain and associated geology at the NW of Hellas Basin, Mars. 43rd Lunar Planet Sci Conf, abstract #2653, Houston
Moore JM, Wilhelms DE (2001) Hellas as a possible site of ancient ice-covered lakes on Mars. Icarus 154(2):258–276
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El-Maarry, M.R. (2015). Reticulate Terrain (Mars, Hellas). In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_313
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