Experts Were Forced To Seal The World’s Deepest Hole For This Reason

Published on 08/06/2021
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Abandoning The Project

As a result of their knowledge that the equipment would not last in those conditions, they decided to stop the project altogether. It had been 22 years since they had first started excavating when they arrived.

 

Abandoning The Project

Abandoning The Project

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The Kola Superdeep Borehole

The researchers learned a couple of fascinating things before they sealed up what has become known as the Kola Superdeep Borehole. For one thing, they found small fossils of marine plants at around four miles deep.

The Kola Superdeep Borehole

The Kola Superdeep Borehole

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