scarp
Example Sentences
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If successful, an aircraft could carry scientific instruments to places where rovers and landers cannot go, such as exposed ice scarps on the sides of cliffs or inside the walls of steep craters.
From Scientific American
“Knowing where fault scarps are present helps us make better land use decisions now and in the future,” Kleber said.
From Washington Times
They also scrambled up the scarp one day to get their own view.
From New York Times
She sent me details on scarps, thrusts and a tell-tale topography that reveals our eternal peril.
From Los Angeles Times
On its western side was a slumping escarpment, nicknamed the Lee-Lincoln scarp.
From Scientific American
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