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Using seafloor maps to plan further mapping

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
A man stands looking at a set of maps on a table, while another man in the background in the dark sits at a laptop.
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USGS geologist Jamie Conrad uses a map of the seafloor off Southern California to plan high-resolution mapping southwest of Santa Catalina Island. Small inset shows seafloor data collected by the ship that reveals hills, gullies, and basins.

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Public Domain.