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Signs of Subsurface 'Alien' Life Found In Antarctica
astroengine writes: An airborne survey of a presumably dry Antarctic valley revealed a stunning and unexpected interconnected subsurface briny aquifer deep beneath the frozen tundra, a finding that not only has implications for understanding extreme habitats for life on Earth, but the potential for life elsewhere in the solar system, particularly Mars. The briny liquid — about twice as salty as seawater — was discovered about 200 miles underground in a region known as Taylor Valley. The aquifer is widespread, extending from the Ross Sea's McMurdo Sound more than 11 miles into the eastern part of valley. A second system was found connecting Taylor Glacier with the ice-cover Lake Bonney. But the survey, which covered 114 square miles, may have just uncovered the proverbial tip of the iceberg.
Seriously - don't dig those things up...
You even might be able to find Congress' popularity down there....
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
I remember this, and it ends with me being called an ugly bag of mostly water.
How can I believe you when you tell me what I don't want to hear?
far deeper in fact, than we've ever cored. That number must be wrong -- I'm guessing it should read 200m. It's in the original story, I know, but it just can't be right.
Credulous writer interpreting "m" as miles would be my guess.
Yeah, 200m. Go to the source.
far deeper in fact, than we've ever cored. That number must be wrong -- I'm guessing it should read 200m. It's in the original story, I know, but it just can't be right.
It's worse than that. The origional article says 350m. 200 miles is about 350 kilometers, so I think they confused m and km and then converted to miles.
LInk to the original publication: Deep groundwater and potential subsurface habitats beneath an Antarctic dry valley
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Yeah, that would be well into the mantle. As we all know, the only thing that can live there is the Mole People.
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Somebody should tell him...
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Somebody should tell him...
Hey, I made the Kessel run in 12 parsecs...
Oliver's law of assumed responsibility: If you're seen fixing it, you will be blamed for breaking it.
It's called "clickbait".
Silly Americans. "Metre" is of course the correct spelling. It rathre annoys me when they write it in that othre mannre. By the way, I love your leathre jacket. Just be careful though in rainy weathre - you might get watre stains.
I find it very sad that you heard this story and thought "AvP" and not "The Thing." You officially need to watch more classic movies now.
They didn't find any life, just some really salty water. And I really doubt that any life they find there would be especially alien. Quite a leap to go from there to Mars.
Congress would certainly be more popular if they were all buried 200 miles below ground.
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