Lake Vostok, Sealed in Antarctic Ice, Reached by Russian Drillers Two and a half miles beneath Antarctica's ice lies Lake Vostok, a mysterious body of water 160 miles long and 30 miles wide that is believed to have been sealed off from the rest of the world for 20 million years. Now, the Russians, who... Russian team reaches buried Antarctic Lake Vostok, say reports Lake Vostok has been cut off from daylight for 14 million years and is buried beneath 2 miles of ice Russian team reaches Antarctica's buried Lake Vostok, say reports Lake Vostok has been cut off from daylight for 14 million years and is buried beneath 2 miles of ice Antarctic Mystery: Drilling Lake Vostok Two and a half miles beneath Antarctica's ice lies Lake Vostok, a mysterious body of water 160 miles long and 30 miles wide that is believed to have been sealed off from the rest of the world for 20 million years. Now, the Russians, who... How Can You Tell If You've Hit an Antarctic Lake? | 80beats The outline of Lake Vostok beneath the ice, as seen from space. Last week, as Russian scientists neared the end of two decades of drilling to reach Lake Vostok, an ancient Antarctic lake buried beneath miles of ice that hasn't seen light in 20 million years , people around the world waited with bated breath for news. Yesterday the Russian state-run news agency announced that on Sunday, the drill ... Russians "Close" to Drilling Into Antarctica's Lake Vostok Russian scientists at Lake Vostok are "very, very close" to being the first to penetrate an Antarctic subglacial lake, news reports say. Lake Vostok Drilling: Russian Scientists Reach 20 Million Year-Old Lake Russian scientists have succeeded in drilling into the 20 million-year-old Lake Vostok, an expedition over a decade in the making. Lake Vostok is (Almost) Breached After 20 Million Years Satellite composite showing location of Vostok within the Antarctic continent (NASA) Two and a half miles beneath the surface of Antarctica's central Eastern ice sheet is a body of water 160 miles by 30 miles across known as Lake Vostok , after the Vostok research station above it, built by the former Soviet Union in 1957 and now operated by Russia. [More] Russian Team Has Reached Buried Antarctic Lake, Reports Say Several Russian news outlets are reporting that Russian scientists have successfully drilled to Antarctica's Lake Vostok , a massive liquid lake cut off from daylight for 14 million years and buried beneath 2 miles (3.7 kilometers) of ice. [More] Lake Vostok, a German Nazi base? Russian news agency floats odd theory When state-run Russian news agency RIA Novosti released a report Monday that said Russian scientists had drilled into the deep, dark and previously untouched Lake Vostok , a curious detail was buried farther down in the story : Read full article >>
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