Antarctic Album: Drilling Into Subglacial Lake Whillans
When you buy through links on our site , we may garner an affiliate direction . Here ’s how it works . Hidden Lake U.S. scientist successfully drill into Lake Whillans , a subglacial surface area of piddle measuring about 1.2 square mile ( 3 square kilometre ) and hidden deep beneath the Antarctic ice weather sheet , they reported on Friday , Jan. 25 , 2013 . WISSARD Project The Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling project ( WISSARD ) is using a mixed bag of tools and technique to explore Subglacial Lake Whillans and the nearby foundation zone , on the southeastern edge of the Ross Sea ....