Friday, December 21, 2012

Antarctic lake bid set to restart

BBC: A tiny electronic component the size of a thumbnail holds the key to the future of an £8m search for life beneath the ice of Antarctica. The project to drill through the ice-sheet to reach the hidden waters of Lake Ellsworth has been on hold for the past week after a boiler broke down. The component just arrived after a journey of roughly 15,000km. Engineers will now attempt to fit the part in the next few days in the hope of restarting drilling next week. The drill is meant to be powered...

URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20817560#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Enclosure: http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/64903000/jpg/_64903054_ellsworthsite.jpg

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