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China's landmark deep-Earth borehole drilling exceeds 10,000 meters

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-03-04 15:34

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Staff members work at "Shenditake 1" borehole in the Taklimakan Desert in the Tarim Basin, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, March 3, 2024. The drilling of a superdeep borehole in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region reached 10,000 meters at 2:48 pm. Monday and is going deeper, marking a breakthrough in the country's deep-Earth exploration. Located in the hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert in the Tarim Basin, the "Shenditake 1" is expected to reach a designed depth of 11,100 meters upon completion. It is China's first scientific exploration borehole designed to exceed a depth of 10,000 meters. [Photo/Xinhua]

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