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High-resolution subbottom profile of part of the Pigmy Basin in the Gulf of Mexico

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A high-resolution subbottom profile (A) shows the faulted floor of Pigmy Basin. The side-scan sonograph (B) illustrates the seafloor expression of faul shown in the subbottom profile. The faulting is an ongoing process. The distance between the horizontal lines is 25 meters. The width of the sonograph is 300 meters.



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Last updated: February 26, 1997