Re: satellite pictures

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From: Richard Ottolini
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1990 23:19

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In article <556@erm.oz> sns@erm.oz (Stuart Nixon) writes:
>In article <1523@castle.ed.ac.uk>, nick@lfcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell) writes:
>> Recently I heard of satellite pictures that revealed buried ruins
>> in the Sahara desert. I have a simple question. Is this true ?

Radar can see several meters below below the surface under optimal conditions
depending on wavelength, dryness, and soil grain size.
I've heard some sites have been imaged directly by radar rather than by
secondary visual effects, and I believe the Sahara was one of these
successful places.

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From: rick@hanauma.stanford.edu (Richard Ottolini)
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Subject: Re: satellite pictures
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