Sounds from the Hell - The Borehole Drilling Project that went Very Wrong
- Episode aired Jun 23, 2022
When the drill reached 14.4 kilometers, it had broken through solid rock and into a large cavern that wasn't supposed to be there. From the surface, scientists could hear something coming fr... Read allWhen the drill reached 14.4 kilometers, it had broken through solid rock and into a large cavern that wasn't supposed to be there. From the surface, scientists could hear something coming from the hole. They lowered down an instrument array including a microphone. There was air i... Read allWhen the drill reached 14.4 kilometers, it had broken through solid rock and into a large cavern that wasn't supposed to be there. From the surface, scientists could hear something coming from the hole. They lowered down an instrument array including a microphone. There was air in the cavern nine miles beneath the surface, but it was mostly toxic gas and the air tempe... Read all