Colourful geology of Tensift Valley, Morocco

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 27 April 2019 at 11:06:29 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 16 April 2020 from 06:36:41 to 06:37:06 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 28 April 2020 from 06:36:42 to 06:37:07 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 10 May 2020 from 06:36:42 to 06:37:07 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, geology, natural resources, natural reserve, Morocco
Fig. 1 - COP-DEM - On the slopes dropping from the Moroccan plateau, parallel ridges are apparent on the elevation model.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (2020.03-23->2020.05.10) - The area is rich in minerals, especially in baryte.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (27.04.2019) - Natural colour - Human skulls were found near Igoud at an elevation of 562m, estimated to be ~130 000 years old.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (27.04.2019) - The site is the remnant of a solutional cave located on the eastern side of a karstic outcrop of limestone.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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