Would a probe in the Sahara desert detect human existence?

Vince Mills · « **on:** 10/03/2011 10:30:04 »

Vince Mills asked the Naked Scientists:

If we fired a scientific probe, similar to what we would send to Mars for example, into the middle of the Sahara Desert, if we just analysed the data coming from it, how much of our modern civilisation would we be able to detect with the sensors on the probe?

Vince Mills
(Solihull, West Midlands)

What do you think?

yor_on · « **Reply #1 on:** 10/03/2011 19:36:44 »

All EM radiation, radio, television, radar?

Depends on what the sensor(s) would be.
What would you use?

Would a probe in the Sahara desert detect human existence?

Vince Mills

Would a probe in the Sahara desert detect human existence?

yor_on

Would a probe in the Sahara desert detect human existence?

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