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    Patterned ground is the distinct and often symmetrical natural pattern of geometric shapes formed by the deformation of ground material in periglacial...
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    Polygonal, patterned ground is quite common in some regions of Mars. It is commonly believed to be caused by the sublimation of ice from the ground. Sublimation...
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    C Bliss. 1998. "Association of Plant Distribution Patterns and Microenvironments on Patterned Ground in a Polar Desert, Devon Island, N.W.T., Canada"....
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    Borealis is covered with patterned ground. Sometimes the ground has the shape of polygons. Close-up views of patterned ground in the shape of polygons...
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    Polygonal, patterned ground is quite common in some regions of Mars. It is commonly believed to be caused by the sublimation of ice from the ground. Sublimation...
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    noted their patterned circular arrangement. Centuries later, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) noted the spiral arrangement of leaf patterns, that tree trunks...
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  • under HiWish project Some parts of the surface show patterned ground when enlarged. Patterned ground, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program. This is a...
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    broken, or distorted horizon boundaries and involutions and areas with patterned ground. They commonly contain tongues of mineral and organic horizons, organic...
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    Polygonal, patterned ground is quite common in some regions of Mars. It is commonly believed to be caused by the sublimation of ice from the ground. Sublimation...
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  • under HiWish project Some parts of the surface show patterned ground when enlarged. Patterned ground, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program This is a close...
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    Permafrost (category Patterned grounds)
    and thaws – often lead to the formation of ground polygons, rings, steps and other forms of patterned ground found in arctic, periglacial and alpine areas...
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  • chemical compound also known as sodium triphosphate Polygons, a type of patterned ground created by permafrost expanding and contracting Poligon Creative Centre...
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    Separation of coarse from fine soil materials produces distinctive patterned ground with different types of soil. The extent of cryoturbation in gelisols...
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    are common where the ground freezes and thaws. Scalloped ground, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Polygonal, patterned ground is quite common in some...
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    deposits are more common below outcrops of granite on Dartmoor. Patterned GroundPatterned ground occurs where stones form circles, polygons and stripes. Local...
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    Mudcrack (redirect from Cracked ground)
    is thermodynamically favored like columnar jointing and polygonal patterned ground. Syneresis cracks are broadly similar features that form from underwater...
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    terraces. It is also found by gaps around stones and others areas of patterned ground. The variety of soil properties also affects where it is found. Places...
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    features of patterned ground, the pervasive process shaping the topology of soils in periglacial regions. They generally form regular patterns of polygons...
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    from Mars orbit... ... with patterned ground on Devon Island in the Canadian Arctic, on Earth Polygonal patterned ground is quite common in some regions...
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    also some isolated peat deposits in places. Of particular note is the patterned ground surrounding the tors; some of the best examples of the periglacial...
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    floors are covered with loose gravel, in which ice wedge polygonal patterned ground may be observed. The unique conditions in the Dry Valleys are caused...
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    less than one meter to more than 1,500 m (4,900 ft). Patterned ground - large polygonal ground patterns and ice wedges caused by frost over a long period...
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    western end of the heath, ‘patterned ground’ shows evidence of the last ice age. Repeated freezing and thawing of ground created a unique mix of the...
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    Oribiter 1 images, with Lomonosov at top and looking south. Polygonial patterned ground in the interior of Lomonosov, as seen by Mars Global Surveyor. Channels...
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    right beneath the surface. A common feature in the higher latitudes, patterned ground, can occur in a number of shapes, including stripes and polygons. On...
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    the standard issue pattern. In July 2014, the Army announced that Operational Camouflage Pattern would replace all UCP-patterned ACU uniforms by the...
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    R. A.; Krantz , W. B. (2008). "Differential frost heave model for patterned ground formation: Corroboration with observations along a North American arctic...
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    is exposed, covered with alpine grass, common juniper, stone run, patterned ground, and partially a so-called "stone sea" of rock debris. The summit area...
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    There is permafrost a few centimetres (inches) below the surface. Patterned ground is present at 3,400 m (11,155 ft) to the west of Mugi Hill. These mounds...
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    Nelson, Clark A. (1977). The Origin and Characteristics of Soil Mounds and Patterned Ground in North Central Oregon. pp. 15–16. S2CID 89612259. v t e...
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