Discover how Dr. Philipp Heck and team members from the Geological Survey of India measure the depth of ice on Lake Untersee and study the lakebed. This is the fifth installment in a series of video journals by Dr. Heck documenting the 2012 joint expedition between The Field Museum, the Geological Survey of India, the Russian Antarctic Expedition, and the SETI Institute. The expedition was sponsored by The Tawani Foundation.
During the expedition, team members organized a search for meteorites and sampled stromatolites (living fossils) that can found in Antarctica's glaciers and lakes. The team's continuing research aims to shed light on the formation of our solar system and the origins of life on our planet.
Be sure to check out Video Journal #1: “Traveling to Maitri Station, Antarctica” at vimeo.com/95236845/.
