Russian Minister of Natural Resources Yuri Trutnev has presented a sample of water from Lake Vostok in the Antarctic to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Lake Vostok is a unique reservoir of unfrozen water hidden under an about 4 kms-thick layer of ice in the Antarctic.
Russian Minister of Natural Resources Yuri Trutnev has presented a sample of water from Lake Vostok in the Antarctic to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Lake Vostok is a unique reservoir of unfrozen water hidden under an about 4 kms-thick layer of ice in the Antarctic. Scientists say that the lake was covered with ice several million years ago and has been blocked from the rest of the world since. This week, Russian scientists finally reached the unfrozen water, after several years of drilling a hole in the ice. Scientists hope to discover unique microorganisms in the lake’s water.The Russian Academy of Science says that that this achievement can be compared with people’s landing on Mars. Source: Voice of Russia
