Russia received water samples from prehistoric Vostok lake

On February 16, Russia's North and Antarctic Research Institute said the first water sample from prehistoric Vostok freshwater lake, also known as the Orient Lake, in Antarctica was shipped to Russia , after Russia's 57th Antarctic expedition completed the drill through a nearly 4km thick ice sheet, touching the water floor from this ancient time.

>>>Russia successfully accesses the most mysterious lake in the world

Lake Vostok taken from a satellite

So after years of drilling the ice surface in the harsh climate conditions of Antarctica, Russian scientists finally conquered this goal.

The International Herald Tribune likened the discovery of the first water sample from the Eastern Lake in Antarctica to a great feat of scientists, and in terms of complexity, importance and uniqueness, the city This achievement is comparable to Gagarin's first flight into space.

According to explorers, Lake Vostok is the largest sub-ice population in Antarctica with a special ecosystem, completely separated from the terrestrial environment for 15 to 34 million years.

Scientists hope to find the unprecedented forms of life through which we can learn about our Earth's past from the Stone Age and have the most satisfactory answer for The question of whether life can survive in harsh conditions like on Mars or on the moon Europa of Jupiter.