# Electrical resistivity tomography · Concept

> Imaging the ground by how it resists an electric current between electrodes.

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# Electrical resistivity tomography

Imaging the ground by how it resists an electric current between electrodes.

Electrodes pushed into the ground pass a current and measure the voltage between pairs; rock, wet soil, voids and walls resist differently, and many measurements together give a slice of what is below. Gunung Padang's claimed buried chambers rest largely on resistivity and radar sections, which is why what those sections can and cannot show is at issue there.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Electrical resistivity tomography [Concept CPT0DECW04R3MN9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPT0DECW04R3MN9
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