October 16, 2008 - Antarctica “Ghost Peaks” Expedition.

“You can almost think about it as exploring another planet - but on Earth.
This region (of Alps-size mountains) is a complete enigma. It's in the middle of the continent. Most mountain ranges are on the edges of continents, and we really can't understand what these mountains are doing in the center
(down 4 kilometers beneath ice).”
- Fausto Ferraccioli, Ph.D., British Antarctic Survey




Aircraft will use radar to detect ice thickness and map shape of the subglacial Gamburtsev Mountains underneath 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) of Antarctic ice. Gravity and magnetic surveys will help determine structure, and seismic waves will probe mysterious mountains' rock properties. The subglacial mountains were discovered by a 1957-1958 Soviet team where scientists thought the interior would be flat. An international team of scientists from the U. K.,
U. S., Germany, Australia, China and Japan will set off in December for about three months of work. Graphic courtesy AGAP, Antarctica's Gamburtsev Province project.


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