It goes as deep as 12 kilometers as it has been drilled for up to 24 years. That is a very long time to be drilling holes. But that is not the only interesting aspect of the Kola Superdeep Borehole. The drilling only stopped because the temperature at the bottom of the hole was so high that going further deep was not feasible.
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Tuesday, 5 April 2016
A look at the deepest hole in the entire world
It goes as deep as 12 kilometers as it has been drilled for up to 24 years. That is a very long time to be drilling holes. But that is not the only interesting aspect of the Kola Superdeep Borehole. The drilling only stopped because the temperature at the bottom of the hole was so high that going further deep was not feasible.
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