Russian newswire reports ancient Antarctic lake drilling success | Nature News Blog
http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/02/russian-newswire-reports-ancient-antarctic-lake-drilling-success.html
scientists have successfully drilled into an Antarctic lake that has been sealed off from the world for some 15 million years.
RIA Novosti says the two-decade long project to reach Lake Vostok has finally had its literal breakthrough, crunching through the 3,750-metre thick ice to reach the lake.
“Yesterday, our scientists stopped drilling at the depth of 3,768 meters and reached the surface of the sub-glacial lake,” the source told RIA Novosti.
http://blogs.nature.com/news/files/2012/02/Drill_for_victory.jpg
voir aussi http://www.npr.org/2012/02/04/146393720/20-million-years-later-russians-work-to-drill-into-lake