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50th anniversary: On the Kola Peninsula in Russia, drilling began on the Kola Superdeep Borehole

History · Anniversaries · Sun, May 24, 2020

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1970: On the Kola Peninsula in Russia, drilling began on the Kola Superdeep Borehole, which eventually reached a depth of 12,262 metres (40,230 ft), making it the deepest borehole ever drilled and the lowest artificial point on Earth.

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May 24, 2020Eid al-Fitr6 yr ago
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