What Did They Find?
Considering how long they had been buried beneath miles of rock, the relics were in excellent condition. By the way, the rock itself was estimated to be over two billion years old! How cool is that?
Not What They Expected
They made an even more thrilling discovery at the Kola Superdeep Borehole’s furthest reaches! Experts previously assumed that the rock beneath our feet changes from granite to basalt at two to four miles below the Earth’s surface based on seismic wave measurements.