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#1 2005-10-16 04:02:32

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Re: Drill to crack earth’s crust

A Japanese drilling ship is targeting a depth of 6 miles.  It will take them 12 months to go that deep.  They hope to recover a sample of the mantel (the layer beneath the crust) by 2012.  They also hope to find extremophiles living in temperatures over 500 F.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0, … 19,00.html
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