Russians hope to reach Lake Vostok for the first time soon
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 08:01
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lake Vostok, an untouched lake in Antarctica, is soon to be reached for the first time. Russian scientists are drilling down to the oxygen-rich lake, which is buried beneath a sheet of ice almost four kilometers thick, and extract water samples for analysis.