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Drilling to the Center of the Earth

Posted by Zonk on from the watch-out-for-the-lavamen dept.

indylaw writes "Japanese scientists are attempting to explore the centre of the Earth." From the article: "Using a giant drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach the mantle below. The team wants to retrieve samples from the mantle, six miles down, to learn more about what triggers undersea earthquakes, such as the one off Sumatra that caused the Boxing Day tsunami."

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  1. a new low ! by djhack · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    now they don't just skip reading the article before posting , but they don't even read the posts !!!

  2. finally something better than killing WHALES. by cheekyboy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well, its 'towards' the centre, anything down is really.

    But its good to see some real science, not their so called 'research' vessels for whaling , taking samples my ass. More like a sushi supply boat with 'fake scientists'

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