Project Mohole
In 1957, the United States team began Project Mohole, putting them ahead of their competition. The goal of this project was to collect a piece of the Earth’s mantle by drilling into the seafloor in a region off Guadalupe Island in Mexico. The engineering crew went deep enough to penetrate the ocean floor in the Pacific. The National Science Foundation underwrote Project Mohole. The US House of Representatives eventually pulled the plug on the project after eight years. The Americans were the ones to initiate play, but they were never able to claim the role of leader.
Project Mohole
Located In Kola
For some reason, the USSR team was slow to get going on their endeavor. Actually, the Russians didn’t begin drilling for the planet’s core until May 24, 1970. Pechengsky District is a sparsely populated region in Russia’s Kola Peninsula where exploration drilling has begun. The Russian team’s objective was straightforward: to penetrate the Earth’s crust as deeply as possible. Naturally, they wanted to beat the U.S. team’s 600-foot height. Indeed, a height of 49,000 feet was set as the minimum target.
Located In Kola
