Aerial view of landslide by UAV
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Aerial image of lateral margin of Big Sur landslide highlighted by recent asphalt patches in road. Note how asphalt patches align with vegetation break upslope of the road. Image obtained by UAV, truck for scale in hairpin curve.
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Courtesy: Kevin Schmidt
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