China To Become First To Drill Through The Earth’s Crust

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China is investing in drilling, big time. The Chinese government recently completed a 10-kilometer borehole in the Tarim Basin, and has also launched a drillship that intends to drill into the Earth’s mantle through the seabed. If successful, it’d be the first to ever reach the mantle, after the Americans abandoned a similar project 50 years ago. Let’s take a look at both of these projects and what they’re expecting to gain through them.

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