Project Mohole
The United States kicked it off with Project Mohole. The site of the project was near the Mexican town of Guadalupe. It involved drilling through the bed of the Pacific Ocean. The engineers managed to reach a depth of over 600 feet. Sadly, the project was ultimately abandoned eight years after its funding was cut. In the end, the Americans did not meet their goal to get to the mantle.
Project Mohole
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The Soviets
After this, the Soviets decided to give it a go. A team of researchers began to drill into the crust at a spot below the Pechengsky District. It is a sparsely populated part of the Kola Peninsula in Russia. They had a pretty simple goal, all things considered. They simply wanted to go as deep as they possibly could.
The Soviets
