Visting student Meha Medjati, Postdocs Niccolò Menegoni & Yuri Panara, and Research Professor Thomas Finkbeiner inspect a virtual outcrop created from photogrammetric data acquired last fall on Jebel Madar in Oman to map fault and fracture networks. The virtual data enable detailed fracture characterization in order to build high fidelity, analogous fracture network models and better understand fluid flow. The state of the art soft- and hardware at KAUST also enable realistic hands-on teaching tools for educational purposes. 

This research not only contributes to the field of geology but also highlights the importance of utilizing technology in geological studies for enhanced learning and research outcomes.