• DocumentCode
    963958
  • Title

    High-tech dig for a dinosaur

  • Author

    Adam, J.A.

  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    4/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    48
  • Lastpage
    49
  • Abstract
    The use of remote sensing to uncover the skeleton of the seismosaurus, a dinosaur at least 37 meters long, is discussed. Most of the seismosaurus skeleton is believed to lie under 3 to 5 m of sandstone, in a government preserve, so the dig must disturb the environment as little as possible. The techniques being used are radar, magnetometry, gamma rays and acoustic tomography.<>
  • Keywords
    acoustic imaging; archaeology; gamma-ray applications; magnetometers; radar applications; remote sensing; acoustic tomography; archaeology; dig; dinosaur; gamma rays; magnetometry; radar; remote sensing; sandstone; seismosaurus; skeleton; Bones; Dinosaurs; Geology; Laboratories; Magnetosphere; Radar; Remote sensing; Skeleton; Tail; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.24156
  • Filename
    24156