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Tectonics  

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  • A branch of geology dealing with the broad architecture of the outer part of the Earth, that is, the regional assembling of structural or deformation features, a study of their mutual relations, origin and historical evolution.

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https://earth.esa.int/concept/88c2f503-b113-59bd-9c12-7c9dad6cda0d

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