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Hole Drilled to Bottom of Earth's Crust

Posted by Zonk on from the vernsian dept.

AtariAmarok writes "A new article is up on LiveScience about a hole drilled into the Earth's crust to explore the layers of our planet's substrate. The hole gets closer to the mantle than any other efforts that have gone before. The hole might reach the "Moho" (division between Earth's brittle outer crust and the hotter, softer mantle) within a few years." From the article: "The depth of the Moho varies. This latest effort, which drilled 4,644 feet (1,416 meters) below the ocean seafloor, appears to have been 1,000 feet off to the side of where it needed to be to pierce the Moho, according to one reading of seismic data used to map the crust's varying thickness."

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  1. Oblgatory Grammer Nazi post by timmi · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    since the hole has not yet reached the mantle, it should be "Hole TO BE Drilled to Bottom of Earth's Crust"

  2. scooped by Saturday Night Live by Peter+La+Casse · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's sad, really, that I heard about this first on SNL. It used to be that I'd hear about news for nerds here first.

  3. Wait a minute by future+assassin · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    someone is going to pop Gaia's cherry and get a free trip to china?

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    by TheSpoom (715771) Uncaring Linux user here. I have nothing to add to this but please continue. *munches popcorn*
  4. Isn't it funny... by absurdist · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    ...how idiotic comments like this one are inevitably posted by ACs?

    If you're so enthralled with your a:humor, b:vitriol, c:idiotic childish babbling, d:quoting of Fox News (I'm sorry, c: and d: are pretty much the same thing), why not post it under your own name so everyone can see who you are?