Definition
Perennially frozen ice-cored (non-glacial) mound formed primarily by the injection of water (Harris et al. 1988).
Category
A type of periglacial landform
Proposed origin for some mesoscale positive relief landforms (Mars)
Description/Morphometry
Meters to hundreds of meters in diameter; up to ~50 m in height; shape ranges from circular/subcircular to elongate. Often show radial (tension-induced) cracking.
Subtypes by Origin
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Closed-system or hydrostatic pingo: freeze-thaw cycling, permafrost aggradation, and pore-water pressure in a closed talik underlying a drained or evaporated thermokarst lake; develops in continuous permafrost, i.e., Northern Alaska, Canada, and Siberia (Harris et al. 1988; Mackay 1998; Figs. 1 and 2)
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Soare, R. (2015). Pingo. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_259
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