The surface of Mars has been pulled apart in places and smashed together in other places. This image shows a ridge that formed when the ground was pushed together, forming a wrinkle.

These “wrinkle ridges” are observed across Mars and other bodies, such as the Moon and Earth, and serve as a record of ancient forces that shaped these planetary surfaces.

ID: ESP_027243_1820
date: 19 May 2012
altitude: 266 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_027243_1820
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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