Fault or Not?

The project investigates whether major Himalayan lineaments reflect active tectonic structures and how they influence geohazards and segmentation of the Nepal Himalaya. Integrating field observations, geophysics, remote sensing, and geomorphic analysis, the project explores how these structures shape the evolving mountain belt.

By Adrian Apodaca for the National Science Foundation - https://www.nsf.gov/policies/logos.jsp, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=143755844

This material is based on work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2548018.

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