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Scan of Mount Rushmore

A raw scan superimposed on the real thing at Mount Rushmore, USA

A raw scan superimposed on the real thing at Mount Rushmore in the USA. The intrepid surveyors can be seen on the left.

Rights: Centre for Digital Documentation and Visualisation

Published: 5 February 2013,Updated: 5 February 2013Size: 699.59 KB

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