Hitting the High Points (IMAGE)

Brown University

Hitting the High Points

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Computer-simulated topography shows high points -- asperities (in red) -- on the rock surface. When in contact with asperties on the adjacent surface, these asperities may undergo intense flash heating in an earthquake.

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Mark Robbins and Sangil Hyun, Johns Hopkins University

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