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ROPOS arm using a push-core


ROPOS arm using a push-core to sample Holocene (present time) sediments with Pleistocene (12000 + years old) clay beneath it. The sample was taken at the base of a landslide and will be analyzed to determine the force necessary to generate a landslide in this material.


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