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		kvdveer on April 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Mars (2005) I thought that earth elevation data is unreliable in forested areas, as vegetation hides the true elevation of those areas. That's probably not a significant problem on Mars...

tppiotrowski on April 22, 2023 [–]

I think vegetation is an issue with LiDAR but my understanding is that radar penetrates down to the ground.

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