Preliminary LIBEC/FAMOUS Cruise Results.

Abstract

Analysis of 4882 LIBEC(LIght BEhind Camera) photographs from the Project FAMOUS (French-American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study) median rift valley reveal linear features and bottom surface types. The distribution of the strike of linear fissures and steps on the flat valley floor tends to cluster at N-20 deg E the local strike of the valley. The high topography at the valley axis is dominated by thinly sedimented pillow lava on scarp shoulders and by talus on and at the base of steep surfaces. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 29, 1975
Accession Number
ADA018066

Entities

People

  • Norman Z. Cherkis
  • Walter L. Brundage Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Geographic Distribution
  • Landforms
  • Optical Equipment
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Rift Valleys
  • Shoulder
  • Topography
  • Valleys

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Oceanography.