Drill reaches
Antarctica's under-ice Lake Whillans
By Jonathan Amos
An American attempt to bore down into Lake Whillans, a
body of water buried almost 1km under the Antarctic ice, has achieved its aim. Scientists
reported on Sunday that sensors on their drill system had noted a change in
pressure, indicating contact had been made with the lake.A camera was then sent
down to verify the breakthrough. The Whillans project is one of a number of
such ventures trying to investigate Antarctica's buried lakes.
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So exciting .I
wonder what they will find.
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