Abandoning The Project
They opted to cancel the project since they knew the equipment would fail under such conditions. At that time, they had been digging for 22 years.
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The Kola Superdeep Borehole
Before sealing off what became known as the Kola Superdeep Borehole, the researchers discovered several interesting items. For starters, they discovered tiny remains of sea plants around four miles deep.