中国于2025年11月1日启动了第42次南极考察,利用本土技术钻探冰川以下湖泊,进行气候和生态系统研究。 China launched its 42nd Antarctic expedition on Nov. 1, 2025, using homegrown tech to drill into subglacial lakes for climate and ecosystem research.

中国第42次南极探险于2025年11月1日从上海发起, China's 42nd Antarctic expedition launched on November 1, 2025, from Shanghai, marking its first deep ice drilling into subglacial lakes beneath the inland ice sheet using domestically developed technology. 该任务由科学家Wei Fuhai率领,旨在从极端环境中收集样本,研究气候历史、冰层动态和独特的生态系统。 The mission, led by scientist Wei Fuhai, aims to collect samples from extreme environments to study climate history, ice-sheet dynamics, and unique ecosystems. 该小组还将在Amundsen海和罗斯海进行长期观察。 The team will also conduct long-term observations in the Amundsen and Ross Seas. 远征支持中国根据《南极条约》在极地科学和国际环境合作中发挥越来越大的作用。 The expedition supports China’s growing role in polar science and international environmental cooperation under the Antarctic Treaty.