scarp

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Stewart hasn’t visited the site, but said a large head scarp, which marks the top of a landslide, is visible in photos of the area, “indicating substantial movement” that could have ruptured the pipeline.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

"The conclusion we came to is: don't build right on top of a scarp, or recently active fault. The farther away from a scarp, the lesser the hazard."

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

Also, the most detailed images of the Moon's surface from orbit reveal the tracks made by boulders bouncing down scarp faces, presumably after being dislodged by moonquakes.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2023

On the bare dune, a similar scarp formed after nearly 18 hours, but it was less than half the height.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 15, 2023

And Lee sat and watched helplessly as the zeppelin flew on directly into a scarp of the mountains that rose up before them.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman