Yoann's summary

According to Jonathan Amos in http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7668070.stm, scientists seem to become more and more curious about a breakthrough in Antarctica. How would you describe Antarctica?...............A flat iced area, yes I would have guessed. However, in the 1950s scientists discovered that actually there is a mountain chain larger than the Alps (French mountains' chain) under the Antarctica. In the article, it is explained that a plane equipped with radars and gravitational instruments is used to go over the continent as scientists from all around the world are very interested in this discover. The reason of their interest is more on the origin of this chain. Effectively, such a chain could be "created" by two ways which could not have occured in the Antarctica because of its localisation. The aim of the operation is to understand the cause of the creation of this chain which should not be here. Coould you imagine what it could be?

I found that article interesting because first it shows us that we do not have to trust only on what we imagine, a huge area of ice covers in fact a great mountains' chain! Moreover I'm looking forward to knowing the cause of the creation of that chain as it could not be due to tectonics placs collision, and the existency of volcano is studied although it seems to be incredible. The next studies about the age of the whole chain, its composition and what there is even under it could be very helpful and may imply new breakthrough in the field of geology.

Reference: Amos, J.(2008, 10, 14). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7668070.stm