1. graben - Noun
2. Graben - Proper noun
graben (plural grabens or graben)
(geology) An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.
Antonym: horst
Coordinate term: fault
Hyponym: rift valley
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A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.
Geologically, the Lake Ladoga depression is a graben and syncline structure of Proterozoic age ( Precambrian ). Source: Internet
Findings from the Dawn spacecraft have found evidence that the troughs that wrap around Vesta could be graben formed by impact-induced faulting (see Troughs section above), meaning that Vesta has more complex geology than other asteroids. Source: Internet
Subsequent freezing of the ocean after the moons escaped from the resonance may have generated the extensional stresses that created the enormous graben system of Ithaca Chasma on Tethys. Source: Internet
The intervening dropped blocks are termed graben : these can be small or form extensive rift valley systems. Source: Internet
These troughs are thought to be large-scale graben resulting from the impacts that created Rheasilvia and Veneneia craters, respectively. Source: Internet
The troughs may be graben that formed after another asteroid collided with Vesta, a process that can happen only in a body that, like Vesta, is differentiated. Source: Internet