STS-106 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers
October 17, 2000

MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA
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STS106-701-91
photo ID STS106-701-91
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The Hovsgol rift, in Mongolia, lies west of the Baykal rift and is linked t oit by an east-trending transform fault zone. This is the best photo to date that illustrates the asymmetry of rift valleys - one flank of the valley is a steep fault scarp (east), whereas the other flank slopes more gradually toward the valley axis.

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