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Satellite Spots Massive Object Hidden Under the Frozen Wastes of Antarctica (thesun.co.uk)
schwit1 quotes a report from The Sun: Scientists believe a massive object which could change our understanding of history is hidden beneath the Antarctic ice. The huge and mysterious "anomaly" is thought to be lurking beneath the frozen wastes of an area called Wilkes Land. It stretches for a distance of 151 miles across and has a maximum depth of about 848 meters. Some researchers believe it is the remains of a truly massive asteroid which was more than twice the size of the Chicxulub space rock which wiped out the dinosaurs. If this explanation is true, it could mean this killer asteroid caused the Permian-Triassic extinction event which killed 96 percent of Earth's sea creatures and up to 70 percent of the vertebrate organisms living on land.This "Wilkes Land gravity anomaly" was first uncovered in 2006, when NASA satellites spotted gravitational changes which indicated the presence of a huge object sitting in the middle of a 300 mile wide impact crater.
1) It's the collected lost socks and keys of the planet. They all fell to the bottom.
2) It's Cowboy Neal's porn stash.
I'll bet on lavos due the catchy tune.
Look at the bright side. It could be Superman's Fortress of Solitude
Obviously, this is the weapons platform the Ancients built. They already made about 10 seasons worth of TV documentary about it.
Page 3 is where the science is...
Slashdot and the sun are pretty much on the same level.
No, The Sun has editors that actually edit.
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
Most likely a large frozen nest of Godzillas.
There was already a documentary on it, called "The Thing," by John Carpenter.
Very informative and worth watching.
"...a huge object sitting in the middle of a 300 mile wide impact crater."
Yes, I think we can dismiss "asteroid" as too far-fetched. I mean, why would an asteroid choose to specifically land in the middle of an impact crater? Now, a Nazi base for alien flying saucer landings? It's the only thing that makes sense.
-- sudon't
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Say what you like about The Sun's journalists, but they can all spell Murdoch.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."