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Figure 1. Plotting back azimuths. Top: An original azimuth of 45 degrees becomes a back azimuth of (45+180) 225 degrees. Bottom: Conversely, if the original azimuth is 225 degrees, the back azimuth becomes (225-180) 45 degrees.

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