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Blanca Peak, Colorado. Alluvial fan and glacial moraine sourced from an alpine catchment

By Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center July 2022 (approx.)
Blanca Peak, CO: Looking up at an alluvial fan and glacial moraine sourced from an alpine catchment.
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Photograph of Blanca Peak (Colorado) looking up at an alluvial fan and glacial moraine sourced from an alpine catchment. Deposits like these are often important records of past changes in erosion, sedimentation, and tectonic activity.

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Public Domain.

Photo Sam Johnstone (USGS)