Abandoning The Project
They made the decision to cancel the project because they were confident that the equipment would fail in such conditions. They had been digging for 22 years at the time of the interview.
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The Kola Superdeep Borehole
Before sealing off what became known as the Kola Superdeep Borehole, the researchers discovered several interesting items. For starters, they discovered tiny remains of sea plants around four miles deep.