Sulcus (geology)
Subparallel furrows and ridges on the surface of a planet or moon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sulcus /ˈsʌlkəs/[1] (pl.: sulci /ˈsʌlsaɪ/)[1] is, in astrogeology, an area of complex parallel or subparallel ridges and furrows on a planet or moon.[2]
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For example, Uruk Sulcus is a bright region of grooved terrain adjacent to Galileo Regio on Jupiter's moon Ganymede.
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