Progress
A team of Soviet researchers began drilling in the crust of Russia’s sparsely populated Kola Peninsula on May 24, 1970. Their goal was the same as that of many children having a beach day… To dig as deep as possible.
The researchers set a target of 15,000 meters. With special equipment, they embarked on this challenge of colossal proportions. As the Soviet Union pushed deeper and deeper into the Earth’s crust, scientists from the United States watched with envy.
But then they also managed to make progress in this competition…