Closure And Collapse
When they closed the Kola Superdeep Borehole, the timing coincided with the fall of the Soviet Union. They permanently closed the project by 1995. Around that time, it was even thought to be an environmental hazard. If you want to check out the relics from the mission, all you have to do is head to the town of Zapolyarny, which is six miles or so from the site. How impressive is it that no one has beaten its record yet? Yes, the borehole still holds the title of the deepest artificial point on Earth.
Closure And Collapse
The Race To The Center
Mind you, its closure did not mark the end of the desire to get to the center of the Earth. In the oceans, the International Ocean Discovery Program has been drilling platforms in the hopes of finding out what goes on beneath the sea floor. Failing equipment and extreme temperatures also make this very hard.
The Race To The Center
