An aerial view of the Vostock research camp in Antarctica is seen in this January 5, 2005 handout photograph. Russian scientists are close to drilling into the prehistoric sub-glacier Lake Vostok, which has been trapped under Antarctic ice for 14 million years. Picture taken January 5, 2005. REUTERS/Alexey Ekaikin/Handout
An aerial view of the Vostock research camp in Antarctica is seen in this January 5, 2005 handout photograph. Russian scientists are close to drilling into the prehistoric sub-glacier Lake Vostok, which has been trapped under Antarctic ice for 14 million years. Picture taken January 5, 2005. REUTERS/Alexey Ekaikin/Handout