Can neutrinos be used to x-ray the Earth?

Subject: Can neutrinos be used to x-ray the Earth?

Date: Wed Dec 29 09:57:31 2004
Posted by Romel
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: Dumont State/Province: NJ Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1104335851.Ph

Message:


Since Neutrinos can pass through the earth, I thought maybe they could be used 
to take a x-ray picture of the earth. Perhaps they could be used to observe 
the geological plate stresses which give rise to earth quakes.

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