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Lineaments in coastal plain sediments as seen in ERTS imageryExamination of satellite imagery over the Atlantic Coastal Plain near Washington, D. C. shows numerous lineaments, which cannot be accounted for by any known cultural or natural features. At least some of these lineaments represent the surface expression of faults, for one of them has been correlated with the outcrop of a fault that had been traced for several miles in southern Prince Georges County, Maryland. If a substantial number of these lineaments do indeed represent fault traces, the fact that they show on the surface suggests that the geologic history of the Coastal Plain is much more complex than has previously been recognized, and that faulting may have occurred in the Holocene, much later than has generally been recognized. The importance that such recent movements could have on future development of the Coastal Plain should be emphasized.
Document ID
19730019528
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Withington, C. F.
(Geological Survey Washington, DC, United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center Symp. on Significant Results obtained from the ERTS-1, Vol. 1, Sect. A and B
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
PAPER-G29
Accession Number
73N28260
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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