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I went down a rabbit hole, and discovered the story of “Project Mohole,” Earth science’s answer to the Space Race. The stated goal, as first proposed by American physical oceanographer, Walter Munk, ...

A journey to dig down to the Earth's mantle layer could begin within the next decade, drilling deeper into the planet than anyone has ever delved before. The Earth-shattering project is aiming to be ...

A journey to dig down to the Earth's mantle layer could begin within the next decade, drilling deeper into the planet than anyone has ever delved before. The Earth-shattering project is aiming to be ...

Indian Ocean expedition resumes a six-decade campaign to bore right through the planet’s crust. You have full access to this article via your institution. Jules Verne would have dug this plan: drill ...

Interview with Roger Revelle, director of the Scripps Oceanographic Institute. Revelle discusses Project Mohole, a project that aimed to drill through the Earth's crust and take geological samples of ...

Project Mohole: Originally launched in the 1950s, it was to drill into the mantle, a topic that comes up regularly. Earthscope: This ongoing project is more-or-less disassembling the structure of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A journey to the Earth's mantle layer could begin within the next decade, drilling deeper into ...