Friday Photo (69): Geologists in the Field – on Top of the Fault

1 Mar

These two geologists are standing at the top of a fault in Greece. The large elevation has built up over successive earthquakes, each moving the right hand side a few meters higher than the downthrow side of the fault on the left.

(c) Geology for Global Development 2013

2 comments on “Friday Photo (69): Geologists in the Field – on Top of the Fault

  1. Simon Redfern on said:

    Ha! Exploring extensional faulting (me in red) … I am rarely called a geologist :-)

  2. … me on the right. It’s not often that I am called a “geologist in the field”!

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