Possibly so, but these features look more like cracks, fissuresm ir gouges to me, based on shadow detail.
There are a number of peculiar aspects to these marks.
Most noticeable is the extent and regularity of the linear features. There are two orientations, about 60 degrees opposed one from the other. I don't know the scale here, but some of these grooves appear to extend in exceedingly straight lines for what must be hundreds of yards, if not several miles.
Another remarkable aspect is the fact that the marks in each of the two sets are almost perfectly parallel one with the others.
We are left with the impression of a giant rake or comb which has been swept across the Martian terrain in two directions.
It's difficult for me to escape the impression of some sort of underlying and possibly ancient crystalline structure which has cracked along fissures or fault lines during periods of warming.
Another possiblility is that the grooves represent the passages of glaciers, although I am at a loss to explain the very regular linearity of the features.
A final thought is the features might possibly represent fragmentation of the planetary crust from an impact in the opposite hemisphere of the planet.
Layman's $.02 worth.
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