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Lake Vostok

earth science Maturity 5-7

A big lake hides under the ice.

LakeVostok-Location.jpg
LakeVostok-Location.jpg
It is deep under the cold ground. The water stays liquid under the heavy ice. It is very dark and very cold there. We think tiny life might live in it. Could anything live in the dark?
Wostok-Station core32.jpg
Wostok-Station core32.jpg

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File:LakeVostok-Location.jpg
LakeVostok-Location.jpg
File:Wostok-Station core32.jpg
Wostok-Station core32.jpg
File:GISP2 team photo core37.jpeg
GISP2 team photo core37.jpeg
File:Lake Vostok drill 2011.jpg
Lake Vostok drill 2011.jpg
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