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Scientists Detect Massive Structure Under Antarctica

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Scientists Detect Massive Structure Under Antarctica
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Researchers have uncovered the existence of a monumental geological structure buried two miles beneath the frigid ice of Antarctica.



According to a new paper, published in the journal Nature, the massive structure is made up of several previously known glacial landforms, like the Wilkes and Aurora subglacial basin region of East Antarctica, as well as Lake Vostok, the largest known subglacial lake on the planet.



These features have been studied separately for years, a press release notes,

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