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STS079-811-38 N. American-Pacific Tectonic Plate Boundary: An exceptional southeastward view of the boundary between the North American and Pacific tectonic plates in central California. On the west are the forested Sierra Nevada and the central valley, which formed during collision of the two plates about 90 million years ago. The collisional margin evolved to a transform one about 30 million years ago; the San Andreas fault is the best-known element of that transform fault system. Lake Tahoe and Mono Lake are visible in the eastern Sierra Nevada, beyond which extends the Basin and Range province of stretched continental crust.

STS079-808-21 Western Branch, East African Rift: This northeastward photo is the first clear coverage of the transform fault zone that links the Lake Tanganyka and Lake Malawi rift valleys in the western branch of the East African rift. Fault-bounded Lake Rukwa occupies much of the transform zone. The photograph permits visual comparison of these East African rift/transform structures with those of the Border Corridor transform in the Rio Grande rift of West Texas and adjacent Mexico (from El Paso to Big Bend National Park). Smoke from fires can be seen throughout the region, and another frame in this series (Frame 024) includes the gorilla habitat in the Virunga Mts. north of Lake Kivu.

STS079-792-20 Typhoon Violet: Typhoon Violet, W. Pacific Ocean.

STS079-817-31 Low Pressure System: The Mir over Indian Ocean low pressure system. (50S, 68E)

STS079-785-103 Rondonia, Brazil: Deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil.

STS079-821-60 Growing Islands in the Aral Sea: Growing islands in the Aral Sea indicate a continuing decline of lake level.

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NASA Responsible Official: Susan Runco

Curator: jsc-earthweb@mail.nasa.gov

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STS079-811-38	N. American-Pacific Tectonic Plate Boundary: An exceptional southeastward view of the boundary between the North American and Pacific tectonic plates in central California. On the west are the forested Sierra Nevada and the central valley, which formed during collision of the two plates about 90 million years ago. The collisional margin evolved to a transform one about 30 million years ago; the San Andreas fault is the best-known element of that transform fault system. Lake Tahoe and Mono Lake are visible in the eastern Sierra Nevada, beyond which extends the Basin and Range province of stretched continental crust.
STS079-808-21	Western Branch, East African Rift: This northeastward photo is the first clear coverage of the transform fault zone that links the Lake Tanganyka and Lake Malawi rift valleys in the western branch of the East African rift. Fault-bounded Lake Rukwa occupies much of the transform zone. The photograph permits visual comparison of these East African rift/transform structures with those of the Border Corridor transform in the Rio Grande rift of West Texas and adjacent Mexico (from El Paso to Big Bend National Park). Smoke from fires can be seen throughout the region, and another frame in this series (Frame 024) includes the gorilla habitat in the Virunga Mts. north of Lake Kivu.
STS079-792-20	Typhoon Violet: Typhoon Violet, W. Pacific Ocean.
STS079-817-31	Low Pressure System: The Mir over Indian Ocean low pressure system. (50S, 68E)
STS079-785-103	Rondonia, Brazil: Deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil.
STS079-821-60	Growing Islands in the Aral Sea: Growing islands in the Aral Sea indicate a continuing decline of lake level.

This service is provided by the International Space Station program and the JSC Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science Directorate. Recommended Citation: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." .
	NASA Responsible Official: Susan Runco Curator: jsc-earthweb@mail.nasa.gov Contributors: Earth Sciences Web Team	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	International Space Station National Laboratory Last Update:
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