Russian researchers say they have
brought up fresh samples of clear ice from Lake Vostok in Antarctica, which is
a lake about 2 miles underneath the surface. Lake Vostok could contain living
organisms that have been sitting underground, un-touched for up to 20 million
years. If this is so, scientists can use
this lake as a tool to help study what Antarctica’s ecosystem was like 20
million years ago. The most exciting
part is that it might contain creatures unlike any seen today. This discovery
is seen as but a warm up for future sampling missions to Europa and Enceladus.
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/11/16471991-russians-take-fresh-samples-from-antarcticas-hidden-lake-vostok?lite
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