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May 5, 2024
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Team Probes Buried Antarctic Lake

On the frozen Antarctic continent, subglacial lakes are a hot spot of scientific interest, but the information they contain remains untapped. “The ice sheet in Antarctica can be as much as 5 kilometers thick, and at the bottom point, it can be quite warm, as warm as the melting point of ice,” said Sridhar Anandakrishnan.

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