Mini radar could scan the Moon for water and habitable tunnels

Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jul 24, 2021

A miniature device that scans deep below ground is being developed to identify ice deposits and hollow lava tubes on the Moon for possible human settlement. The prototype device, known as MAPrad, is just one tenth the size of existing ground penetrating radar systems, yet can see almost twice as deeply below ground - more than 100 metres down - to identify minerals, ice deposits, or voids