Life was found in Antarctica almost under a kilometer layer of ice
(ORDO NEWS) — Experts drilled the glacier in order to obtain samples of the seabed and thus made an incredible discovery.
Living organisms have been discovered under the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, which is 900 meters thick. A video camera was lowered into the well, which showed an amazing picture – living organisms were on the surface of the underwater boulder, due to which the drilling was stopped.
Hugh Griffiths stated that scientists could not even suggest that life could be present at such a depth and in such conditions.
It is worth noting that earlier, during the study of Antarctica, experts have already found small living organisms that veined under the ice shelves.
This time, scientists managed to find “stationary” organisms. The difference is that they grow and live on a boulder, so they can eat only what floats by. In this area, there is a sufficiently strong current that easily carries food for the detected organisms. Mostly it is dead plankton.
Griffiths also added that to date, experts still do not know if this is a new type of microorganism or science has previously encountered it.
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