ECORD_IODP3Aug 26, 2025
Hey Science Communicators - We are looking for you - join us on an IODPΒ³ Expedition this year #Scicomm #OceanDrilling
https://iodp3.org/call-for-participation-of-science-communicators-in-iodp3-expeditions-onboard-the-d-v-chikyu-in-2025/
Flatbush Gardener 🌈Apr 26, 2025

Do you want kaiju? Because that's how you get kaiju.

https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/114336813319678272
[email protected] - A 42,600-ton Chinese ship will drill 7 miles (ca. 11 km) under the ocean floor

https://farmingdale-observer.com/2025/04/12/weighing-42600-tons-this-new-chinese-monster-was-built-for-one-purpose-to-break-the-world-record-for-the-deepest-drill-at-7-miles/

#HackerNews #ChineseShip #OceanDrilling #DeepSea #Exploration #RecordBreaking #TechnologyInnovation

Weighing 42,600 tons, this new Chinese β€œmonster” was built for one purpose: to break the world record for the deepest drill at 7 miles.

The Meng Xiang, China's latest maritime marvel, represents a remarkable advancement in deep-sea exploration technology. This colossal 42,600-ton vessel, whose name translates to "Dream" in English, has been engineered with a singular ambitious goal: to drill deeper into Earth's crust than any previous attempt, targeting an unprecedented depth of 11…

Hacker NewsApr 14, 2025

A 42,600-ton Chinese ship will drill 7 miles (ca. 11 km) under the ocean floor

https://farmingdale-observer.com/2025/04/12/weighing-42600-tons-this-new-chinese-monster-was-built-for-one-purpose-to-break-the-world-record-for-the-deepest-drill-at-7-miles/

#HackerNews #ChineseShip #OceanDrilling #DeepSea #Exploration #RecordBreaking #TechnologyInnovation

Weighing 42,600 tons, this new Chinese β€œmonster” was built for one purpose: to break the world record for the deepest drill at 7 miles.

The Meng Xiang, China's latest maritime marvel, represents a remarkable advancement in deep-sea exploration technology. This colossal 42,600-ton vessel, whose name translates to "Dream" in English, has been engineered with a singular ambitious goal: to drill deeper into Earth's crust than any previous attempt, targeting an unprecedented depth of 11…

Ruth MottramMay 26, 2023

Man, this piece in @sciencemagazine by @voooos makes me want to go back to my geology roots.
What an exciting piece of new research

#OceanDrilling #JoidesResolution #Mantle #Rocks #Geology

https://sciencemastodon.com/@voooos/110430326729617053

Paul Voosen (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Big (and exclusive) news: Ocean drillers working above the Mid-Atlantic Ridge have recovered an unprecedented sample of mantle rocks, in cores now stretching more than a kilometer long. Getting rocks like this has been a goal for decades, and should help big fundamental questions about planetary formation, volcanic eruptions, plate tectonics, and more. https://www.science.org/content/article/long-last-ocean-drillers-exhume-bounty-rocks-earth-s-mantle

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