Scientists Detect Something Bizarre in Subterranean Structures Under the Great Salt Lake

Researchers used airborne electromagnetic surveys to image subterranean structures beneath the Great Salt Lake.

The survey data revealed resistive signals consistent with widespread freshwater beneath the lake floor.

A sudden drop in basement depth beneath the eastern margin appears to trap sediments that are saturated with deep freshwater.

The aerial survey covered only part of the lake, so the full extent of the reservoir remains unknown.