Russian outpost readies for otherworldly quest.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Stone, Richard
- Source
- Science; 1/30/1998, Vol. 279 Issue 5351, p658-661, 4p, 7 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Chart
- Subject
- Research institutes
Antarctic ice
Paleoclimatology
Core drilling
Antarctica
Southern Hemisphere
- Language
- ISSN
- 00368075
Describes research at Russia's Vostok Station which studies ancient ice samples to reveal secrets of the Southern Hemisphere's climate. Study of some of the oldest ice on planet; Ice library; New project planned for Station when ice drilling concludes; Insights from ice core; History of Station; Broad range of studies conducted there; Plans to study Lake Vostok; Hopes to design a probe to study lake without contamination; More. INSET: Exotic marine life in a frigid desert.