2nd LD-Writethru-China Focus: China kicks off 42nd Antarctic expedition with new polar research, equipment

SHANGHAI, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's 42nd Antarctic expedition team set sail from Shanghai on Saturday.

"During this expedition, China plans, for the first time, to conduct scientific drilling experiments in lakes deep in the Antarctic inland ice sheet," said Wei Fuhai, leader and chief scientist of China's 42nd Antarctic expedition team. "Using domestically built hot-water and thermal-melting drill systems, we