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Which planet is known for its planetwide scarps?

A Mercury
B Mars
C Venus
D Earth

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A. Mercury
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User Joncham
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Answer:The surface of Mercury has landforms that indicate its crust may have contracted. They are long, sinuous cliffs called lobate scarps. These scarps appear to be the surface expression of thrust faults, where the crust is broken along an inclined plane and pushed upward.

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