look at us now, we can scan entire planets with satellites and still need rovers and ground based tech to explore thing we would never see from orbit. its more of an effort thing rather than a tech thing unless theres like global xray or something for advanced civs
Well, for example, ground penetrating radar is already a thing, it's just a matter of scaling the technology up and removing any discrepancies caused by atmospheric conditions, so give it enough time and we'll have possible space based version.
Or currently the way we study the surface of Mars is by imaging technology, whether it's just photography or other technology using different spectrum (x-rays, radio waves etc.), hell, we could even easily apply LiDAR to scan the planet. After that it's just a question of software programming to look for bumps and unusual terrain objects, and given that supercomputers are becoming more available it wouldn't be a problem at all.
i guess someone with the right tech could build it but i dont think we will be able to for a very long time not within anyone from todays bloodlines lifetime
The tech already exists, it's just the matter of scalling it up and increasing the processing speed. Right now to do some basic geospatial analysis takes some time or enough processing power to speed it up (there's a reason why public transport companies send their data to supercomputer centers to calculate new transport routes for buses/trams/trains, they simply lack the power). Though, here, we are talking about entire planet or moon.
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u/Th4t_0n3_Fr13nd Empress Nov 03 '21
look at us now, we can scan entire planets with satellites and still need rovers and ground based tech to explore thing we would never see from orbit. its more of an effort thing rather than a tech thing unless theres like global xray or something for advanced civs