"So the Argo cried through the night."
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"The US National Science Foundation (NSF) announced on 6 March that it would retire its flagship JOIDES Resolution drilling vessel rather than extend operations until 2028, as many researchers had hoped." (Alexandra Witze in Nature)
The successor of Glomar Challenger the ship was first launched in 1978 as Sedco/BP 471, an oil exploration vessel. It was converted for scientific use 6 years later in 1984 and began working as the main research ship for ODP in January 1985. (wiki)
The successor of Glomar Challenger the ship was first launched in 1978 as Sedco/BP 471, an oil exploration vessel. It was converted for scientific use 6 years later in 1984 and began working as the main research ship for ODP in January 1985. (wiki)
I read and enjoyed A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea [Amazon] shortly before the Deepwater Horizon event. The book tells the story of how ocean floor drilling was conceived in the 1950s. The goal was to drill all the way through the crust to reach the mantle. Oceanic crust is much, much thinner than continental crust.
posted by neuron at 11:28 AM on March 10, 2023
posted by neuron at 11:28 AM on March 10, 2023
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