The Bottom of Lake Baikal

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The Bottom of Lake Baikal

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Tue Jul 29 20:44:00 -0700 2008

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Russian researchers using modern submersibles have reached the bottom of the deepest lake in the world, Lake Baikal, reaching a depth of 1592 meters. This is just the start of a series of extensive explorations of the lake, hundreds of dives are planned now.

The lake holds over 2,600 various species of animals and plants, two thirds of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world. It is around 25 million years old. ed.z.: Slick! It's not humans exploring Mars, but it is humans exploring an alien world using high tech-close enough!