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dipsydoodle

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23. Antarctic lake success 'uncertain'

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Wed Feb 8, 2012, 06:08 AM

Feb 2012

It is not yet clear whether Russian scientists have succeeded in their quest to drill into Lake Vostok.

National media on Monday reported a breakthrough into the lake, the largest of more than 300 bodies of liquid water buried under Antarctica's ice.

But Valery Lukin, the Russian Antarctic programme director, has told Nature journal that the claim is premature.

He said data from a number of sensors monitoring the drilling had yet to be analysed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16907998

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Fears held for Russian scientists exploring "alien" Antarctic lake, Vostok [View all] G_j Feb 2012 OP

"Oh my God its full of stars." :) Johnson20 Feb 2012 #1

good G_j Feb 2012 #2

Here's what I wrote on the same topic in GD... Javaman Feb 2012 #8

There isn't a lot of time left to get in there to them sharp_stick Feb 2012 #3

I do too G_j Feb 2012 #4

Or some THING else . . . Watch the skies! leveymg Feb 2012 #5

Yikes...not much of a makeup job FailureToCommunicate Feb 2012 #18

lol librechik Feb 2012 #34

What could go wrong? Octafish Feb 2012 #6

Here it comes... eyewall Feb 2012 #7

The Thing! Roland99 Feb 2012 #9

One of John Carpenter's best movies bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 #10

My first thought as well MountainLaurel Feb 2012 #16

The Elder Things. flying rabbit Feb 2012 #11

all of the above eyewall Feb 2012 #12

Cthulhu Fthagan! AnnieBW Feb 2012 #25

Tikeli Li! jpak Feb 2012 #27

Heh, that was my first thought. Hayabusa Feb 2012 #30

H. P. Lovecraft,... Ferretherder Feb 2012 #32

Hope they are alright...maybe they ran into these... Tikki Feb 2012 #13

I hope they are ok Vehl Feb 2012 #14

The dwarves delved too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad-dum Kermitt Gribble Feb 2012 #15

Balrog Hawkowl Feb 2012 #17

A demon of the ancient world. nt Selatius Feb 2012 #24

Update: Lochloosa Feb 2012 #19

snort tawadi Feb 2012 #20

Lake Vostok documentary here (does a good job of explaining technical problems) Canuckistanian Feb 2012 #21

All these lakes are yours......except Vostok thelordofhell Feb 2012 #22

Antarctic lake success 'uncertain' dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #23

Were they actually going to send someone down? HotRodTuna Feb 2012 #26

Daily radio contact is SOP for Antarctic research stations - and there is usually multiple means jpak Feb 2012 #28

This is the team that should be going to Europa. Baclava Feb 2012 #29

Either unable, unwilling or compelled not to. I hope they're ok. nt Poll_Blind Feb 2012 #31

I hope the Russian Scientists are ok. Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #33