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Marine Geology

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Jared Kluesner discusses seismic data visualization Seafloor Offshore of Half Moon Bay Submarine Landslides SEABoss Deployment on Stellwagen Bank Multibeam Bathymetry Map Seafloor Photo off California Working on Shipdeck Jumbo Piston Corer with Mud from the Seafloor Collecting Field Data Under the Microscope Biological Samples Provide Geologic Clues Preliminary interpretation of large submarine landslide complexes Looking Below the Seafloor Mapping Active Faults in Offshore Southern California ROV Dive Map and CT Scans of Sediment Cores Geologic Cores Provide a Lot of Information USGS Scientists Drill a Coral Core in the Florida Keys

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USGS studies our world’s ocean to better understand the geologic framework of the marine environment, expand our knowledge about hazards, minerals and living resources within the ocean, and how processes in the marine realm can affect our communities on land.

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