Аннотация:Evolution of the Earth has been in progress for nearly 5 bn years during which time the planet has undergone substantial changes of material and structural nature. These changes have been investigated by several generations of researchers. But a host of problems in this branch of geology still remain unresolved. One of them is associated with linear structurs - lineaments "cutting through" the body of our planet at different levels - from planetary to local. They are investigated by one of the rapidly developing branches of natural science - lineamentology.