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LY BD © oF VEN? SCIENTIFIC MISSIONS AT ANTARCTIC LAKE OVERRIDDEN BY NSA? "Estimates for filtered light at the lake surface indicate something like ‘continuous first morning light' dur- ing Antarctica's summer months. Thermograph imaging proposes an amazing 50-degree average water temperature with ‘hot spots' near 65 degrees. This can only be attributed to subsurface geothermal heat sources. At 300 miles long and 50 miles wide, the encapsulated atmos- phere should have the ability to cleanse itself through interaction with the lake and possibly plant life. "Also proposed as a possible route for atmospheric interaction with the lake's environment are what are being labeled ‘geothermal boils'. These are thousands of bubbles in the ice sheet, located in the some 200 sq. miles of 'ice dunes' discovered by the late Russian scientist Ivan Toskovoi, who was stationed at Vostok research base until his disappearance in March 2000. The surveyed bubbles range from a few to several hundred feet in diameter. "Quite possibly just as exciting as all of the data related so far, is the discovery through magnetic imaging that there is an extremely powerful source of magnetic energy located at the north end of the ake's shoreline. As of this writing, no one as suggested an explanation for the mag- netic ‘anomaly’. "As recently as February 2000, at least two international teams were planning sep- arate probes of the lake. Both consisted of airly similar robotic sensors that would have been lowered through shafts (to be drilled). The teams, based at Cambridge University, London [sic.], were sponsored by the UK and US governments and acked by NASA technology. "For reasons not clear, both programs ave been shelved indefinitely, with NASA going so far as to deny any involve- ment, and both governments citing 'envi- ronmental concerns’. An independent source that visited Norway's research base some 150 miles to the East stated that a large amount of new equipment and per- sonnel have been arriving at Russia's Vostok station over the last six months. This is interesting, considering Russia's current financial situation. "A final note is a verified dispatch out of Casey Station (AU). The pair of women adventurers who were attempting to ski across the continent last month and were The first item below is allegedly a Jet Propulsion Laboratory press release (ref. 01-24), but we are unable to confirm its authenticity. If anyone has further details, please contact us. The second item comes via www.cyberspaceorbit.com. Ed. "Tr a brief announcement today [21 February], NASA and the JPL terminated all further study of Lake Vostok in S. Antarctica. "In an apparent slip of confiden- tiality, spokeswoman Debra Shingteller alluded to 'national security issues' allowing the NSA [US National Security Agency] to assume full control of what had been an international effort to explore a huge under-ice lake near the Russian Vostok research station. "Ms Shingteller was immediately led away from the podium, and an aide responded to the many further questions with the same answer—"the project has been halted due to environmental issues" and no further releases were pending. "The large crowd of press corps were left clamoring as the officials left the stage. Ms Shingteller has not responded to repeated attempts at contact.” letter written to an editor of Scientific American (who has requested anonymity). The linked photo [see cyberspaceorbit website] was released by NASA in January 2001, seemingly by mistake. It is no longer available from the official archive. "Approximately 300 miles from the South Pole there is a lake, a very large lake. It is Lake Vostok. It is also located over % mile beneath the continental ice sheet. The best photos of Lake Vostok are from space, where the outline is clearly visible. Current ice-penetrating radar stud- ies indicate that the water is up to 2,000 feet deep in places, and has an over-arch- ing dome up to 4 mile high. lhe above is a report from an official JPL PR rep who attended the announcement. The following is part of a MY NAME I WELCOME, — ANO I’ Yous 7 TOUR GUIDE For THE ial BUZEAY OF NATIONAL | SECURITY, Te | a eke’ Fy Tees - © AE “eg a 6 = NEXUS APRIL — MAY 2001 www.nexusmagazine.com