Woston lake seen from a satellite (photo by NASA) |
The main problem is the upcoming arctic winter and unpredictable discoveries. "It's like studying an unknown planet that was never explored by a human being. We don't know what we will find there" - says Walery Lukin from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg, who oversees
the operation.
The current depth of the borehole is 3750 meters - 5 meters from the lake. Scientists are afraid of going deeper because of the possibility of contamination of the samples from the prehistoric water. Also, there comes the possibility of finding new, never before discovered bacteria, which evolved independently from the rest of the planet.
The scientists are planning on inserting an R/C robot into the lake to get some samples.
Interesting, isn't it? See you on Wednesday! (Also, sorry for a late post...)
thats sick, great post
OdpowiedzUsuńthats very fascinating
OdpowiedzUsuńexciting stuff. Who knows what sort of crazy stuff they'll find down there.
OdpowiedzUsuńI read about this, it's very interesting.
OdpowiedzUsuńGreat post.