The Reason Why Scientists Stopped Digging The Earth’s Deepest Hole Further

Published on 08/10/2021
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Technical Problems

However, when they attempted to continue after a year, they encountered a technological problem, which forced them to come to a complete halt once more. The project was halted for a second time. What was the course of action taken by the scientists?

 

Technical Problems

Technical Problems

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Not Losing Hope

The researchers were not prepared to give up. They came to the conclusion that they should abandon the first borehole and start over. Once again, they attempted it from a depth of 23,000 feet, but this time they were successful.

Not Losing Hope

Not Losing Hope

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