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Figure 74 Figure 78
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At its north end of the ridge (Fig 78) becomes a scarp that wraps
around the base of the highlands like a shoved rug. Were the mare lavas
thrust against the highlands? This might seem easiest to imagine if the
lavas had been only partly solidified when they were deformed, but the
lavas had had plenty of time to solidify. The ridge deforms numerous impact
craters, such as the one near the bottom of the photograph. A long time
- probably hundreds of millions of years - had to pass for these impact
craters to form after the lavas crusted over and before the ridge formed.
- K.A.H
Report Source: NASA SP-362, Page 88, Figure 78
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