Gsus4@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWorld's first GPS-free quantum navigation trial succeeds at seainterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down12
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minus-squareCookieOfFortune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI suspect submarines can also use bottom facing radar to track features on the sea floor. But tracking the gravity should be even better.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoRadar is radio, just like most satellites. It doesn’t do well through water. And that would require emissions, which submarines like to avoid.
I suspect submarines can also use bottom facing radar to track features on the sea floor. But tracking the gravity should be even better.
Radar is radio, just like most satellites. It doesn’t do well through water. And that would require emissions, which submarines like to avoid.