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Lake Whillans

What 150 mm of Lake Whillans looks like 800 metres under an Antarctic glacier. It’s not much, but it is home to an array of microbes.

Rights: Dr Alberto Behar, JPL/ASU

Published: 25 March 2013,Updated: 25 March 2013Size: 195.13 KB

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