East Pacific Rise

The Salton Trough

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Overview
Created: 
06/30/2010
Description: 
This is a video that illustrates the creation of the Salton Trough. The video shows the location of the Salton Trough, then with pictures, explains the extensional forces that has created the Salton Trough.

Salton Trough Formation

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Overview
Created: 
06/26/2009
Description: 
This video includes the description of all the forces that led to the formation of the Salton Trough. It provides a brief overview of how these forces act to produce the basin and a 3 dimensional view of the faults that caused the basin to form.
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