I suppose it's possible that soil could slump and crack in a rectilinear pattern, but have never seen that anywhere else on the Red Planet. This is a far northern latitude with frozen precipitation on the ground.
can't find the reference for this image
http://ida.wr.usgs.gov/html/m01004/m0100484.html
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Isn't it perfectly obvious that liquid water has flowed over the Martian surface?
sorry, can't find the reference for this image
http://ida.wr.usgs.gov/html/fha012/fha01218.html