shin101
13-11-2010, 18:40
Teotihuacan, the legendary archaeological site in Mexico, is home to tunnels that scientists have never been able to explore due to their small size. Recently, scientists explored the tunnels with a tiny robot, according to the National Institute of Anthropology and History.
Scientists heading the operation say that the tunnel has been likely sealed off since AD 250, and the robot is the likely first thing to enter it since that time. The tunnel was filled with rocks and boulders.
The robot, named “Tlaloque 1,” was lowered into the tunnel located under the ancient temple of Quetzacoatl. The tunnel is around 13 feet wide and has perfect arches big enough for people to walk under.
Tlaloque is around 30 inches wide and 20 centimeters tall and has its own light source and transmits images to a computer on the outside.
"All of the passage, more than 100 meters (yards) long was excavated in the rock perfectly, and in some places you can even see the marks of the tools the people of Teotihuacan used to make it," archaeologist Sergio Gomez told the Associated Press.
The images show that the tunnel is safe enough to enter, AP reported.
The institute which commissioned the creation of the robot, said that there have been remote robot explorations in Egypt, but the recent Teotihuacan exploration was the first in Mexico and the Americas.
Quelle: Teotihuacan Tunnel Explored by Diminutive Robot | Science | Epoch Times (http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/45867/)
Bin mal gespannt ob es mit Roboter das selbe Ergebnis wie in Ägypten geben wird :P
Liebe Grüße,
Shin
Scientists heading the operation say that the tunnel has been likely sealed off since AD 250, and the robot is the likely first thing to enter it since that time. The tunnel was filled with rocks and boulders.
The robot, named “Tlaloque 1,” was lowered into the tunnel located under the ancient temple of Quetzacoatl. The tunnel is around 13 feet wide and has perfect arches big enough for people to walk under.
Tlaloque is around 30 inches wide and 20 centimeters tall and has its own light source and transmits images to a computer on the outside.
"All of the passage, more than 100 meters (yards) long was excavated in the rock perfectly, and in some places you can even see the marks of the tools the people of Teotihuacan used to make it," archaeologist Sergio Gomez told the Associated Press.
The images show that the tunnel is safe enough to enter, AP reported.
The institute which commissioned the creation of the robot, said that there have been remote robot explorations in Egypt, but the recent Teotihuacan exploration was the first in Mexico and the Americas.
Quelle: Teotihuacan Tunnel Explored by Diminutive Robot | Science | Epoch Times (http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/45867/)
Bin mal gespannt ob es mit Roboter das selbe Ergebnis wie in Ägypten geben wird :P
Liebe Grüße,
Shin