http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/Eruption04/Monitoring/ImagesGraphics/LIDAR_crater_dome_sept03_and_nov04_animated.gif
LiDAR stands for Light Detection and Ranging, and is very similar to Radar, but uses shorter wavelengths to image surfaces that are not as reflective. This LiDAR shows the crater of a volcano and is useful for studying the things like this in geology and meteorology.
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