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"Imagine the ancient water of Lake Ellsworth: it is absolutely untouched, " he told Reuters.
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According to Professor Martin Siegert of Bristol University, the chief scientist of the Lake Ellsworth mission, water is the connection that binds the expeditions.
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Prof Martin Siegert, from Edinburgh University, heads up the Lake Ellsworth project.
BBC: 'New frontier' of Antarctic lake exploration
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Funding was never found to launch another Beagle to Mars while it is likely that another attempt will be made on Lake Ellsworth.
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The plan to drill through the Antarctic ice-sheet to sample the hidden waters of Lake Ellsworth in December involves BAS and NOC and other bodies and is led by a professor from Bristol University.
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There are also proposals to explore and sample Lake Ellsworth in west Antarctica by a team involving 14 UK universities and research institutions, plus scientists from Chile, the US, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and New Zealand.
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