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Analysis of tectonic features in us southwest from skylab photographs
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Tubbesing, L. |
| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Description | The author has identified the following significant results. Skylab photographs were utilized to study faults and tectonic lines in selected areas of the U.S. Southwest. Emphasis was on elements of the Texas Zone in the Mojave Desert and the tectonic intersection in southern Nevada. Transverse faults believed to represent the continuation of the Texas Zone were found to be anomalous in strike. This suggests that the Mojave Desert block was rotated counterclockwise as a unit with the Sierra Nevada. Left-lateral strike-slip faults in Lake Mead area are interpreted as elements of the Wasatch tectonic zone; their anomalous trend indicates that the Lake Mead area has rotated clockwise with the Colorado Plateau. A tectonic model relating major fault zones to fragmentation and rotation of crustal blocks was developed. Detailed correlation of the high resolution S190B metric camera photographs with U-2 photographs and geologic maps demonstrates the feasibility of utilizing S190B photographs for the identification of geomorphic features associated with recent and active faults and for the assessment of seismic hazards. |
| File Size | 11717660 |
| Page Count | 96 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19760004444 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t28960203 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1975-09-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing High Resolution Geomorphology Multispectral Photography Skylab Program California Rotation Tectonics Sierra Nevada Mountains Ca Geological Faults Maps Lakes Mexico Erep Colorado Plateau Us Arizona Nevada Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |