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Geology

Many significant geological structural features are mapped using RADARSAT. By mapping features such as faults, folds, and lineaments we can obtain new information on groundwater distribution, economic mineral deposits, and the potential for oil and gas deposits. RADARSAT imagery can also help identify appropriate sites for hazardous waste. In addition, seismic and fault data from RADARSAT imagery can be used for studies on the nature and causes of earthquakes.

The many alluvial fans found in the Balochistan Desert in western Pakistan show in very light tones in the lower part of this RADARSAT image. The dark area is the structural depression that separates the Chagai Hills from the Ras Koh Range. Wet flood plains and areas covered with thin layers of salt also have a dark appearance.

For more information on geological applications for RADARSAT imagery, please see the MDA website.