Thursday, 3 January 2019

Drill originally destined for Mars heads to Antarctica to dig into climate secrets

Scientists hope that a high-tech drill destined for the Antarctic can unearth some of the Earth's ...

A high-tech drill originally slated for use on Mars is heading for another cold, alien desert – Antarctica. Developed by a team of University of Glasgow engineers led by Patrick Harkness, the Martian drill is on its way to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Skytrain Ice Rise research station, where it will be used to drill deep under the ice cap to help scientists gain a better understanding of Earth's climate history.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2CLQM4Y

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