Technology To Support Deepwater Crustal Drilling

Scientists have engineered an ultra-deepwater drilling technology for use by drilling vessels in scientific research. Originally developed for shallow-water oil and gas exploration, the "riserless mud recovery" technology holds great promise for scientists striving to reach the long-held goal of Project Mohole in the 1950s: drilling through ocean crust into the Earth's mantle; a frontier not yet explored today.

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