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  2. Alluvial fan - Wikipedia

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    Alluvial fans in Holden crater have toe-trimmed profiles attributed to fluvial erosion. [11] The few alluvial fans associated with tectonic processes include those at Coprates Chasma and Juventae Chasma, which are part of the Valles Marineris canyon system. These provide evidence of the existence and nature of faulting in this region of Mars.

  3. Cone cell - Wikipedia

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    S cones respond most strongly to blue short-wavelength light, peaking at 420 nm, and make up only around 2% of the cones in the human retina. The peak wavelengths of L, M, and S cones occur in the ranges of 564–580 nm, 534–545 nm, and 420–440 nm nm, respectively, depending on the individual.

  4. Tectonic influences on alluvial fans - Wikipedia

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    An alluvial fan could have been deposited and formed outside of a mountain range, however, thrusting of the mountain belt could cause the alluvial fan to become broken up by the new mountain forming. Thus, the alluvial fan would be split with the fan on either side of the new mountain range development and could change the steepness of the fan. [1]

  5. Photoreceptor cell - Wikipedia

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    Distribution of rods and cones along a line passing through the fovea and the blind spot of a human eye [7] Most vertebrate photoreceptors are located in the retina. The distribution of rods and cones (and classes thereof) in the retina is called the retinal mosaic. Each human retina has approximately 6 million cones and 120 million rods. [8]

  6. Visual system - Wikipedia

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    Each human eye contains 120 million rods. Cones are found primarily in the center (or fovea ) of the retina. [ 25 ] There are three types of cones that differ in the wavelengths of light they absorb; they are usually called short or blue, middle or green, and long or red.

  7. Fovea centralis - Wikipedia

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    The fovea centralis is a small, central pit composed of closely packed cones in the eye.It is located in the center of the macula lutea of the retina. [1] [2]The fovea is responsible for sharp central vision (also called foveal vision), which is necessary in humans for activities for which visual detail is of primary importance, such as reading and driving.

  8. Optics and vision - Wikipedia

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    The human eye is an organ which reacts to light for several purposes. As a conscious sense organ, the eye allows vision. Rod and cone cells in the retina allow conscious light perception and vision including color differentiation and the perception of depth. The human eye can distinguish about 10 million colors. [3]

  9. Glossary of geology - Wikipedia

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    alluvial fan A fan-shaped deposit formed where a fast flowing stream flattens, slows, and spreads typically at the exit of a canyon onto a flatter plain. alluvium Soil or sediments deposited by a river or other running water. amber Fossilized resin or tree sap that is appreciated for its vivid colour, usually reddish-orange to gold or yellow ...