Re:Lake Vostok Reached
by ceejayoz on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @01:52PM
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> They say 1.5 cubic meters of lubricants and antifreeze came to the surface. Where did the rest go?
The lake water, which is under pressure from the ice, forced 1.5 cubic meters out of the top of the hole. The rest of the four kilometer high column of lubricants and antifreeze is still in the hole.
The lake water, which is under pressure from the ice, forced 1.5 cubic meters out of the top of the hole. The rest of the four kilometer high column of lubricants and antifreeze is still in the hole.