Open AccessLaser Beams Brighten Prospects for Cave Science
Author(s) -
JoAnna Wendel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo040995
Subject(s) - cave , laser , optics , physics , geography , archaeology
Armed with laser technology, scientists now plot and study vivid maps of underground spaces with stunning accuracy. But the equipment is costly, fragile, and hard to maneuver through tight passages.