💧🌏 Greg CocksSep 10, 2024
Epic Drilling Mission Sets New Record With 4,160 Foot [1,265 metre] Mantle Core
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https://gizmodo.com/epic-drilling-mission-sets-new-record-with-4160-foot-mantle-core-2000484808 <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adr2490 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adp1058 <-- shared paper
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#geology #drilling #mantle #crust #deepseadrilling #peridotite #core #rockcore #AtlantisMassif #geochemistry #record #gabbro #magma #sampling #life #Expedition399 #deepsea #marine
Epic Drilling Mission Sets New Record With 4,160-Foot Mantle Core

To learn about how rocks and minerals get pushed from the Earth's mantle to the seafloor, scientists drilled a really, really deep hole.

Gizmodo
Norobiik @[email protected]Aug 14, 2024

#BP’s experience in #DeepSeaDrilling could prove useful in exploring #Mars, where scientists have recently discovered potentially vast amounts of #water trapped deep within its crust, raising new questions about the possibility of life on the red planet.

#Space #MarsWater

BP technology could be used to drill on Mars or #TheMoon after #Nasa deal
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/13/from-the-seabed-to-the-moon-bp-and-nasa-swap-tips-on-hostile-environments

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BP technology could be used to drill on Mars or moon after Nasa deal

BP hopes deal will help develop earth technologies such as robotics and clean energy

The Guardian