Posted on 12/31/2018 10:52:11 PM PST by BenLurkin
Mercer Subglacial Lake is a hydraulically active lake that lies more 1000m beneath the Whillans Ice Plain, a fast moving section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
The pool of water, known as Subglacial Lake Mercer, measures nearly 62 square miles, was discovered more than a decade ago through satellite images but has never been explored.
It is one of 400 lakes beneath the Antarctic ice - and experts say any life there could raise hopes of finding similar organisms deep inside Mars or on the ice-covered moons of Jupiter and Saturn.
The Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access (SALSA) team said it took two days of drilling to reach Mercer Subglacial Lake on Dec. 26.
The team melted their way through an enormous frozen river with a high-pressure, hot-water drill.
A team of researchers — which includes 45 scientists, drillers and other staff members — with the organization were able to send an instrument down a borehole the next day.
They will also lower a remotely operated vehicle down the hole to capture more footage and take more extensive measurements.
It is hoped the submersible’s three video cameras might capture images of animals that live in the dark water.
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What could possibly go wrong?
Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!
Isn’t this how SciFi/horror movies start out?
Nonsense. There’s no ice in the Antarctic.
Just ask Algore.
Uh-oh, they could wind up poking a hole through the ice plugging the entrance to the Hollow Earth, and the lake would drain out, causing a total collapse, then the alien UFOs would come streamin' out!!! /rimshot
Thanks BenLurkin.
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Is this the same lake where the Russians discovered the intelligent octopus-like beast (Creature 46A did they call it?) that killed one of their best divers? Allegedly?
Lots of great fiction on YouTube if you look for it.
The Thing
Aliens Versus Predators
Etc...
-——and experts say any life there could raise hopes of finding similar organisms deep inside Mars or on the ice-covered moons of Jupiter and Saturn.-——
Isn’t the story interesting enough on its face and not need to add ridiculous ideas like going to Jupiter or Saturn to drill deep into their surface ????
SALSA. Someone was having fun that that one. This is either a joke or a very scary movie.
Maybe they’ll find an old tome down there written in the handwriting of the drilling scientist.
Beside finding out what type of life exists down there a temperature gauge monitoring heat levels would provide any possible melt down warning.
***Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!***
LOL! First thought that came to my mind, drilling into an ice field and hitting a cave...
I just finished reading that story.
Cute pic
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