QUICK FACTS
Where is it? Murgha Kibzai, Sulaiman Range, Pakistan [30.739354851, 69.50804296]
What's in the photo? Folded layers of rock left over from an ancient continental collision
Which satellite took the photo? NASA's Terra satellite
When was it taken? April 11, 2011
This striking satellite photo shows a multicolor "fan" of folded rocks sculpted by a longtime collision between two of Earth's tectonic plates.
The geological feature, known as an imbricate fan, is located aro...


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