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Scientists Obtain Deepest Rock Sample from Mantle

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Reuters

16:24 JST, August 29, 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Scientists using an ocean drilling vessel have dug the deepest hole ever in rock from Earth’s mantle — penetrating 1,268 meters below the Atlantic seabed — and obtained a large sample that is offering clues about our planet’s most voluminous layer.

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