RELATING SURFICIAL REGOLITH-LANDFORM ATTRIBUTES TO 3D REGOLITH ARCHITECTURE: PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS AND CONCEPTS

INTRODUCTION The depth of the regolith and how this measurement varies across the landscape is a fundamental attribute in the characterisation of the regolith, having many applications in both mineral exploration and natural resource management. The development of efficient, economical and accurate methods for determining the 3D architecture of regolith-dominated landscapes is a major challenge for regolith researchers and their stakeholders. Many of the present approaches used to understand and model the regolith architecture are limited in their widespread application, mostly because of their high costs and in some cases uncertainties with their accuracy.