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Robot submarine lost after mapping strange structures beneath Antarctic ice
Original: A robot submarine mapped strange structures under Antarctic ice, then vanished without a trace
An unmanned submarine deployed under the Antarctic ice surveyed unusual structures on the seafloor before all contact with the vehicle was lost, according to a report by the French science outlet Futura. The craft never resurfaced and its fate remains unknown, raising questions about what it found and why the mission ended so abruptly.
Why now: The combination of mysterious seafloor findings and the unexplained loss of an expensive research vehicle is drawing wide attention.
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