Using laser-radar equipment during aerial surveys of forested land can reveal small craters that are otherwise not easy to detect, a new study shows.
VOILA! | Typical laser-altimeter data of the area surrounding the Whitecourt crater resembles a normal aerial photograph of a forest. Click the link to see how the region would look without vegetation.
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