The traces of sea on Mars surface increases the probability of life in old ages. However, detecting a fossil underground is not easy for the Mars explorers. I would like to propose a setup to map the underground of Mars.
The critical part of the setup will be the digger. It will have a highly radioactive material on its front. The radiation should be gamma ray that can penetrate large distances. This radioactive particle will mechanically vibrate the front section of the digger. The surface of the vibrating part will be made of silicon carbide or similar hard material that allow gamma rays to pass through. This vibration will allow the digger to penetrate through the ground. This motion will also be used to generate small electricity to power the controller. The controller will be placed in the middle section of the digger embedded inside a thorium lead shield. Thorium’s hardness also helps the digger to penetrate. The rear section will have the motorized director. The shield in the middle will also protect the director’s magnets from the radiation. The size of the digger effects its digging capability considerably. Therefore, the smaller is the better. Increasing the number of diggers would increase the mapping speed.
On the surface there will be rammers on tripods to generate vibrations. The digger will adjust its path by the direction of these vibrations. The vibrations will also be used to send very low bandwidth signals to the digger. The digger will also reply back with partially blocking and unblocking the gamma radiation. The vibrators will be powered by nuclear battery and will only vibrate once or twice a day.
By careful guessing, planning and execution; fossils of the Jurassic Mars can be found. Maybe a theme park on Earth can be opened as well 😊
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