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    …feature is the large elongate makhteshim, or erosion craters, surrounded by high cliffs. These were created by the erosion of upward-folded strata (anticlines) combined with horizontal stresses. The largest of these are Makhtesh Ramon, 23 miles (37 km) long and up to 5 miles (8 km) wide, and Ha-Makhtesh Ha-Gadol…

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    …feature is the large elongate makhteshim, or erosion craters, surrounded by high cliffs. These were created by the erosion of upward-folded strata (anticlines) combined with horizontal stresses. The largest of these are Makhtesh Ramon, 23 miles (37 km) long and up to 5 miles (8 km) wide, and Ha-Makhtesh Ha-Gadol…

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