Scientists now know how to drill deep enough to tap into an energy supply that would power the world for more than 20 million ...
This endeavour, known as the Kola Superdeep Borehole, proved more successful, penetrating deeper into the Earth and yielding samples that continue to astound scientists. The Kola Superdeep ...
The Kola Superdeep Borehole is the deepest manmade hole, and deepest artificial point, on Earth, measuring at 40,230ft feet. To put it into perspective, that's 12.2km, or 7.58 miles - that's the ...
Mponeng in South Africa is the world's deepest gold mine. The Kola Superdeep Borehole is only 9 inches wide. Russian scientists have been drilling it since 1970. It's now deeper than the deepest ...
Even the Kola Superdeep Borehole, Russia’s famous attempt to reach the Earth’s mantle, failed after 20 years of drilling because of extreme temperatures that caused the machines to fail.
To gig deep into the Earth's mysteries isn't just science fiction. The video highlights one of humanity's boldest attempts at ...
But what exactly will they find? Find out more about the Kola Superdeep Borehole in this BBC Future article. Video by Irina Sedunova BBC Click visits a UK research team working on a solution to ...