2008 in Antarctica
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Events from the year 2008 in Antarctica
Events
January
- The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists, led by Hugh Corr and David Vaughan, reported (in the journal Nature Geoscience) that 2,200 years ago, a volcano erupted under Antarctica's ice sheet (based on airborne survey with radar images).
February
- February 7: A NASA team embarks on a mission to Lake Untersee, searching for extremophiles in its highly alkaline waters.
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