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Shaded-relief bathymetry, Reading Rock

Detailed Description

Comparison of seafloor photographs with shaded-relief bathymetry near Reading Rock in northern California. Top left photograph confirms that the rougher seafloor (see enlargement in lower right) is composed of rock outcrop, while the top right photograph confirms that the intervening smooth seafloor is composed of sediment.

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Public Domain.

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