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English: Straight ridge that is probably a dike. Dikes form when molted igneous rock moves in cracks under the surface. After the molted rock cools and hardens, erosion may remove surrounding ground and thereby expose the dike as a wall of rock.
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Source https://www.uahirise.org/ESP_074350_1825
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Jim Secosky selected and modified picture from NASA that was taken through the HiWish program

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Possible dike on Mars near layered material

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