This satellite image of central New Zealand highlights the main mountain ranges, which are bounded by major faults. Many of the faults in Marlborough (lower right) control the location of the major rivers, showing up here as straight valleys.
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NASA-Johnson Space Center
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International Space Station Crew Earth Observations Experiment and the Image Science & Analysis Group, ISS006-E-40141
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