Fossils
At a depth of about six kilometers, the scientists discovered microscopic fossils of marine plants. Because these remains had been hidden in the Earth’s crust for almost an eternity, they were pretty much still intact. The scientists estimated that these fossilized marine plants were about two billion years old. You can, once again, see that our globe is very old and we have yet to discovered all of its secrets.
But the minuscule fossils discovered by the scientists weren’t the most exciting secret the borehole uncovered at this site that would be going down in history as the deepest hole ever dug by humans. Curious about the other shocking discoveries made here?
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