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Donut- or torus-shaped depression detected on Mars.
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Ring furrows are circular, flat-floored trenches, surrounding a central, flat-topped mesa or plateau (Fig. 1). The internal plateaus are about the same elevation or lower than the plain outside the trench.
Type example of ring furrow on Mars, at 4.7°N 51.8°E. CTX G03_019556_1837_XI_03N308W, G02_019134_1839_XN_03N307W (NASA/JPL/MSSS)
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De Hon, R. (2015). Ring Furrow. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_316
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