In Antarctica found the mysterious lake on Earth

The water of the pond don Juan does not freeze even at 50 degrees below zero.

The don Juan pond in the McMurdo dry valleys of Antarctica — one of the most saline on earth. And one of the most mysterious. The salt water lake does not turn into ice even at -50°C.

Scientists believe that it is fed by groundwater from the depths of the continent, and NASA experts hope that these lakes can exist on Mars.

“Pond don Giovanni — one of the most interesting bodies of water on Earth, says study author Jonathan Toner from the University of Washington. — After 60 years of watching him, we still don’t know how it filled with water.”

To clarify the issue, scientists have modeled different situations, taking into account evaporation, freezing and different groundwater levels. The results he got convinced that the pond is fed by very deep groundwater because the surface will never give the desired result.

McMurdo dry valleys — one of the coldest places on the planet. Lake don Juan in 18% times saltier ocean and half — Dead sea. This means that the hydrology of the area may be the key to understanding water on Mars. “If there is water on Mars, it is similar to water don Juan,” says Jonathan Toner.

According to a scientific team in the field closest to the Martian environment from all possible places on Earth. Although this year the space Agency NASA sent “the Mars mission” at the foot of the volcano in Hawaii.

Now NASA is going to sponsor further research the amazing lakes of Antarctica.

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