The new images revealed surprisingly diverse seascapes and allowed the scientists to conduct the first detailed comparison of different parts of the U.S. continental slope. Red areas within white boxes are regions depicted in images.
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Click on image to view at full size. Click on image to view at full size. Click on image to view at full size. Kbyte D. A seascape of plateaus and canyons reach out from the Californian coast where the North American Plate is sliding past the Pacific Plate along a complex system of faults, including the San Andreas Fault. Click on image to view at full size.