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Drill reaches deep Antarctic lake
2013-01-28 12:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: 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. In December, a British team abandoned its efforts...
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