2008 in Antarctica

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Events from the year 2008 in Antarctica

Events

• January - The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists, led by Hugh Corr and David Vaughan, reported (in the journal Nature Geoscience) that 2,000 years ago, a volcano erupted under Antarctica's ice sheet (based on airborne survey with radar images).^[1]
• February 7: A NASA team embarks on a mission to Lake Untersee, searching for extremophiles in its highly alkaline waters.^[2]

References

1. Schiermeier, Quirin (18 January 2008). "Volcano found under Antarctic ice". Nature. doi:10.1038/news.2008.304. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
2. "Extremophile Hunt Begins In Strange Antarctic Lake". www.sciencedaily.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2026-01-09.