The team of researchers from the Czech Republic determined that the Lake has more than 100 meters deep and a series of unique characteristics. The name granted was in honor of the Neuron Foundation, who was in charge of financing the project.
A Czech scientists group made a finding that excites the scientific world to be able to understand in greater depth the underground ecosystem. In the valley of mountains that divides Albania and Greece, In the Vromoner region, they discovered the larger underground the planetknown as Lake Neuron.
The discovery allowed to know the surprising characteristics that hides this lake: it has a 138 meter lengtha 42 width and a volume of 8,335 cubic meters of hot water, the equivalent of a municipal or industrial average water tower.
He project It has been running for almost four years, since Merek AudyCuevas Explorer and leader of the exploration research team, he discovered it for the first time in 2021 because the steam that emanates the Thermal sources systemhe completely called his attention.
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Neuron Foundation
The Neuron Foundationwhose main motto is to enhance the prestige of the Czech scientistswas in charge of providing the financing which made possible the use of advanced technology for research. The expedition received approximately more than U $ 40,000so in honor of the foundation and its work, it was awarded the name of Lake Neuron.
How was the discovery process
He Lake Neuron It is the largest thermal lake so far, it is located at 127 meters underground And it has a totally unusual cave formation, because its water rich in minerals contains Hydrogen sulfide that oxidizes when coming into contact with the air, producing sulfuric acid. All this chemical process produces the transformation of the limestone into soft plaster.
“During the initial exploration, we created a basic map using the team we had. We already knew, at that time, that we had discovered something really special. Thanks to the Neuron Foundation, we acquired a Mobile lidar scannerwhich allows us to measure the entire cave and the lake area. We are also going to cooperate with Hydrologists that will measure the underwater part of that lake using the sound technique, “explained the speleologist and photographer Richard Boudain communication with Radio Prague.
Product of donations and the great amount that could be collected, the team had the possibility of accessing the more advanced technology with the use of Geoslama type of 3D scanwith which they could generate completely precious models to dimensions and spaces of the cave.
Source: Ambito
