Lake Untersee
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Dale Andersen’s Field Report: Preview: 2024 Lake Untersee Field Season

by Keith Cowing

Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in October-December 2024 for another field season of research (preview). Dale’s work is coordinated through the SETI Institute. We’ll be posting […]

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Microbial Structures In An Antarctic Lake Could Reveal More About How Life Evolved

by Keith Cowing

By Emma Caton — In the depths of remote Antarctic lakes, communities of microorganisms are thriving where few life forms can survive.

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Astrobiology Expedition To Lake Untersee, Antarctica: Genome-resolved Metagenomics Reveals Diverse Taxa And Metabolic Complexity

by Keith Cowing

Lake Untersee, a lake in Antarctica that is perennially covered with ice, is home to unique microbial structures that are not lithified.

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Synthetic Aperture Radar Backscatter Is Influenced By Bubbles At The Ice/Water Interface Of An Antarctic Lake

by Keith Cowing

Additional information on the long term study of Lake Untersee and other regions of Antarctica by Astrobiologist Dale Andersen The perennial ice-covers of Antarctic lakes are an important feature that […]

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 5 November 2023: Setting Up Base Camp At Lake Untersee

by Keith Cowing

Hi Keith – We’ve successfully traveled from the Novo ice runway to Lake Untersee, Antarctica, navigating our snowmobiles and tracked vehicles across the icy plains. The snowmobile journey, lasting about […]

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 29 October 2023: Arrival at Novolazarevskaya Station

by Keith Cowing

Keith, After our arrival, we settled into one of the small huts at the ice runway operated by Ultima-Antarctic Logistics (formerly ALCI) and began preparing for the 125 km traverse […]

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