The Real Reason Our Planet’s Deepest Hole Was Sealed

Published on September 13, 2021
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Still Granite

Researchers found that there was still granite even at the bottom of the borehole. As time passed, they concluded that the seismic wave change was caused by the metamorphic differences in the rock rather than a shift to basalt.

Still Granite

Still Granite

Something Exceptional

Additionally, the researchers discovered flowing water a few miles below the Earth’s surface. This was a spectacular discovery, as they didn’t expect to find any water this far down in the Earth, but that’s not all!

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Something Exceptional

Something Exceptional