Researchers Probe the Mysteries of Antarctica’s Hidden Mountains

Humans may have conquered Everest and K2, but one set of mountains has continued to elude explorers: Antarctica’s Gamburtsevs, the setting for H.P. Lovecraft's famous tale "At the Mountains of Madness." Buried beneath four kilometers of ice, the mountain range has never been seen by human eyes, and its position near the… » 10/15/08 2:00pm 10/15/08 2:00pm