STS-092 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers
November 28, 2000

SEISMIC AND VOLCANIC HAZARDS; CITIES
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photo ID STS092-711-18
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The Australian and Pacific tectonic plates converge along the Alpine Fault Zone, producing the Southern Alps; the northwest side is also moving northeast relative to the opposite side. Red Hill has been split and the remainder is now ~480 km to the south; linear fault splays such as the Wairau are also active strike-slip faults (3-10 mm/yr offset).

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