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Surface Rupture from Ridgecrest Earthquake Spotted from Space (Photo)
One of last week's powerful Southern California earthquakes created a crack in the planet's crust that's visible from space.
Photos snapped on Saturday (July 6) by tiny Earth-observing Dove satellites, which are built and operated by San Francisco-based company Planet, show a new surface rupture near the desert town of Ridgecrest, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles.
[...] Planet's Dove cubesats are tiny but extremely capable: Their bodies are smaller than a loaf of bread, but the craft can capture photos with a resolution of 10 feet to 16.5 feet (3 to 5 meters). Planet (previously known as Planet Labs) currently has more than 100 operational Doves in low-Earth orbit, whose imagery the company sells to a variety of customers.
(Score: 4, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday July 12 2019, @12:57PM (4 children)
When will people learn to buy seven belt loop jeans so everybody doesn't have to see their crack?
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by BsAtHome on Friday July 12 2019, @01:23PM (3 children)
Because then you would not have the pleasure of seeing it being filled with mud(*)?
(*) as a result of liquefaction, of course.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 12 2019, @02:18PM (1 child)
The more likely reason is liquefecation, methinks
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 12 2019, @02:50PM
geological santorum
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday July 12 2019, @07:58PM
I always enjoy dropping a screwdriver or the like down it when a coworker makes thiis mistake. It both amuses and informs.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.