Prospector - Definition and Overview

A prospector is normally a person who explores an area for natural resources such as minerals, oil, flora or fauna. Recently however, satellites and robots have been used to automatically search for resources, orbiting planets like the Earth, the Moon, and Mars.

The Prospector is a named passenger train operated by Transwa between Perth, Western Australia and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

The Prospector was a named passenger train operated by the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad.

See also

• Lunar Prospector