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Scientists Drilling Frozen Antarctica Lake Hit Roadblocks

Description:Scientists who are drilling a frozen Antarctica lake hit roadblocks. British scientists trying to drill through two mile-thick ice to reach the bottom of a frozen lake in Antarctica have come across some difficulties. The team of scientists is hoping to use hot water to blast through the ice and collect samples of water and sediment from Lake Ellsworth to test it for any sign of possible living organisms and anything that might give them more information about the lake’s history. (1:06)

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