Satellite image of the southern part of the transform
This scene shows the basins developed in the southern part of the
transform,
along the Israel-Jordan border. The southern edge of the Dead Sea appears
at the top of the image. Note that there is no through-going fault here
- despite the 100+km of bulk displacement on the transform. Presumably
fault strands have transitory existences - growing and slipping, perhaps
rotating and then being replaced (and cut by) younger strands. The old
fault segments may be represented by the bed rock lineaments on the satellite
image - but obviously they are obscured by young sediment in the basins
themselves.