Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way
Undeterred, the scientists decided that they didn’t need to wait on this specific borehole to make further progress. They started over in a new location. Luckily, they didn’t need to start again from zero, and began drilling from a depth of 23,000 feet. By 1989, they had reached a new record having drilled a staggering 40,230 feet, or 7.5 miles! This was extremely encouraging progress for those involved and the researchers were confident they could surpass 44,000 feet by the second half of the 1990s.
Where There’s A Will There’s A Way
Edging Closer To 50,000 Feet
Experts predicted that their borehole would reach their original target depth of 49,000 feet even as soon as in 1993. Little did they know that there was a surprise waiting for them as they continued their work. Something unexpected was happening as the drill got further and further beneath the remote Russian tundra and closer and closer to the Earth’s center, totally twisting the plot and changing the plan.
Edging Closer To 50,000 Feet
