Why do most of you focuss on the economic benefits of such an operation, instead of on the scientific aspect of it?
The first deep sea drilling program was the trigger for the wide acceptance of the sea spreading and thus also the plate tectonics theory, which, at first sight, don't have economic value. But it meant a huge step for geological research and all kinds of prospection.
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Why do most of you focuss on the economic benefits of such an operation, instead of on the scientific aspect of it? The first deep sea drilling program was the trigger for the wide acceptance of the sea spreading and thus also the plate tectonics theory, which, at first sight, don't have economic value. But it meant a huge step for geological research and all kinds of prospection.