Earth from Space video programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\t\t![](\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2013\/12\/flinders_ranges_south_australia\/13447976-1-eng-GB\/Flinders_Ranges_South_Australia_small.jpg\")
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\nThis image from Japan\u2019s ALOS satellite shows part of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, about 500 km north of Adelaide.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe area pictured is between Flinders Ranges National Park to the south, Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park to the north and Lake Frome due east (none of which is pictured).\n<\/p>\n
\nThe curving structures that dominate this image are part of a larger geosyncline \u2013 a subsiding linear trough in Earth\u2019s crust \u2013 that includes the Flinders Ranges. The geosyncline consists of sedimentary rocks in a basin that were folded about 500 million years ago and have been eroded to the current landscape. In this image, the different colours show the different layers of rock.\n<\/p>\n
\nSome of the oldest fossilised animal life have been found in parts of the Flinders Ranges.\n<\/p>\n
\nRunning up the middle of this image is a long, narrow gorge \u2013 typical of the ranges.\n<\/p>\n
\nAlong the right side of the image, the terrain is flat with a long, straight road running north\u2013south. Numerous creeks appear like veins across the entire image.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe Flinders Ranges is one of Australia\u2019s most seismically active regions, with numerous small earthquakes recorded every year.\n<\/p>\n
\nJapan\u2019s Advanced Land Observation Satellite captured this image on 3 January 2009. ALOS was supported as a Third Party Mission, which means that ESA used its multi-mission ground systems to acquire, process, distribute and archive data from the satellite to its user community.\n<\/p>\n
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