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The biggest-ever sample of core material from Earth's mantle could have valuable clues into the origins of life
I was part of an international team which retrieved a record-breaking 1,268m-long drill core (a long cylindrical sample of rock collected by the drill) of mantle rock from the seabed. This sample ...
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Scientists Drilled So Deep Into the Center of the Earth, They Knocked on the Mantle’s Door
In May of 2023, scientists drilled the deepest core yet and recovered serpentinized peridotite that forms when saltwater interacts with mantle rock. Although this is the deepest into the mantle ...
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Altered mantle rock (IMAGE)
A cut slice of altered mantle rock. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any ...