The Real Reason Our Planet’s Deepest Hole Was Sealed

Published on September 13, 2021
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The Soviets

Once this project was shut down, it was time to give the Soviets a shot. A group of researchers decided to drill into the Earth’s crust in an area below the Pechengsky District. This was a different approach to what the Americans did.

The Soviets

The Soviets

Digging Deep

The drilling project was taking place in an infrequently populated area on the Kola Peninsula. The goal of this project was straightforward. All these researchers needed to do was dig as far as they could into the Earth’s crust.

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Digging Deep

Digging Deep