Success Is Official: Russian Team Breaches Buried Antarctic Lake

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 15:00 in Earth & Climate

It's official. Russian scientists announced today that they have reached Antarctica's Lake Vostok, an ancient, liquid lake the size of Lake Ontario buried beneath more than 2 miles (3 kilometers) of ice for at least 14 million years. [More]

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