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(I'll bet when you woke up this morning you didn't even know what a grike was. Neither did I.)
Via Geology Rocks.
A tip of the hat to Randomscrub, who notes that Titan also has karst topography!
Beautiful.
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Looks like a similar phenomenon on Titan:
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Yes, I'm a geek.
There's an impressive limestone pavement in Malham, Yorkshire - England. While the grikes are the fissures, the remaining pavement rock is called a 'clint'. Some pictures here: http://www.gowilder.org.uk/geog/WASP/malham.htm
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