| Term: | Micro-scale polygon |
| Definition: |
Closed, multi-sided, roughly equidimensional, patterned ground features, less than 2 meters (6.6 feet) in diameter; usually caused by desiccation cracking of fine-grained soil materials. NSIDCCryosphere
Micro-scale polygons are closed, multi-sided, roughly equidimensional patterned-ground features, less than 2 m in diameter, usually caused by desiccation cracking of fine-grained soil materials IPAPermafrost GCW |