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Evaluation of commercial utility of ERTS-A imagery in structural reconnaissance for minerals and petroleumFive areas in North America (North Slope-Alaska, Superior Province-Canada, Williston Basin-Montana, Colorado and New Mexico-West Texas) are being studied for discernibility of geological evidence on ERTS-1 imagery, Evidence mapped is compared with known mineral/hydrocarbon accumulations to determine the value of the imagery in commercial exploration programs. Evaluation has proceeded in the New Mexico-West Texas area while awaiting imagery in the other areas. To date, results have been better than expected. Clearly discernible structural lineaments in New Mexico-West Texas are evident on the photographs. Comparison of this evidence with known major mining localities in New Mexico indicates a clear pattern of coincidence between the lineaments and mining localities. In West Texas, lineament and geomorphological evidence obtainable from the photographs define the petroleum-productive Central Basin Platform. Based on evaluation results in the New Mexico-West Texas area and on cursory results in the other four areas of North America, ERTS-1 imagery will be extremely valuable in defining the regional and local structure in any commercial exploration program.
Document ID
19730019529
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Saunders, D. F.
(Texas Instruments, Inc. Dallas, TX, United States)
Thomas, G. E.
(Texas Instruments, Inc. Dallas, TX, 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-G30
Accession Number
73N28261
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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