Deepest Hole On Earth Permanently Sealed After Finding A Shocking Discovery

A depth that man had never previously ventured. However, an unpredictable situation arose, forcing the scientists to call it
wraps. What was it?

Our knowledge of the cosmos is at the broadest it’s ever been, thanks to the efforts of international entities and individual corporations with space as their ultimate focus. Still, as we gaze to the heavens in awe, are we missing out on a next world just as enigmatic as here on Earth?

Although many people are familiar with the Cold War-era space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, few are aware of the similarly fascinating struggle to conquer our underground planet.

A thick shell, which stretches as far as thirty miles into the middle of our planet, slowly lends a path to the mantle, which is an incredible interior section that accounts for forty-percent of Earth’s magnitude.

Nevertheless, their budget was slashed less than a decade later, forcing them to discontinue the project. The US scientists were unable to accomplish their dream to reach the centermost layer of the Earth.

A crew of science experts began boring into the earth beneath the Pechengsky District, which has a minuscule population, in May of 1970. They had a straightforward mission: to drill into the ground to the deepest level conceivable. Furthermore, the Soviets planned to drill to a depth of just under 50 thousand feet below the crust of the Earth.

Meanwhile, the Americans who had not given up hope were also gradually forging ahead with their quest toward the Earth’s mantle. The Lone Star Producing Company came into the mix of things with full force. Their drilling efforts got underway as an oil prospect in the Washita County area of Oklahoma.

Although Lone Star could not uncover what it went in search of, its undertaking created the world’s deepest hole. They maintained that record for another half a decade. In June of ’79, the record was shattered by a borehole named SG-3 from Kola.

Researchers on the Kola Peninsula briefly put down their machinery after reaching this landmark. They stopped construction on the borehole for a year so that visitors could see the fascinating achievement. Something they weren’t anticipating transpired the following year.

They dumped the original borehole and commenced again from a depth of about twenty-three thousand feet. After about five years had gone by, the forceful team had dug to a depth of more than forty thousand feet.

For the first ten thousand feet, things weren’t going as the diggers believed they would. Temperatures inside the borehole were mostly consistent with what the researchers had predicted at the onset.

But that wasn’t the end of it. The researchers also found that the rock at these depths was much less dense than they had expected. As a result, it responded strangely and unpredictably to the elevated heat situation.

Prior to sealing up what is known as the Kola Superdeep Borehole, researchers got a chance to discover some interesting aspects of the earth’s interior. They found small fossils of marine flora, for instance, at a depth of four miles. For how long they had been wrapped under many miles of boulder – which was believed to be over two billion years old – these mementos were surprisingly unscathed.

They learned on the Kola Peninsula quite quickly that what they perceived was not how things were below the Earth’s surface.

But that wasn’t the end of it. They have found running water several miles under the Earth’s surface, at depths no one expected it to be located.

Following that, impermeable rocks blocked the newly created water under the surface of the Earth. The collapse of the Soviet Union coincided with the closing of the Kola Superdeep Borehole, and the project was officially discontinued by 1995.

The competition to the Earth’s heart, however, is far from over. Drilling systems to facilitate the International Ocean Discovery Program proceed with exploring deep under the sea’s bed, combating flunking equipment and harsh temperatures in the process of discovering what secrets are awaiting discovery.

To dive deeper under the waves near the South Pole than any previous expedition in human history. And what they found down there is a breathtaking look into a world that no one has ever seen before.

And there’s a compelling explanation for it. We know more about the other planets in our solar system than we do about Earth’s ocean floor. Indeed, we’ve succeeded in mapping the surfaces of Mars in greater detail than the seafloors that surround us.

To begin, scientists had to determine the best location for their descent. However, they eventually settled on a spot known as “Iceberg Alley” – and the name wasn’t given to the area without reason.

So just getting the submersible-carrying boat to the right location was a massive challenge. A documentary was made about the crew’s journey to set sail into the unknown. And there were some snags along the way, according to executive producer James Honeyborne, who told the BBC that getting through Iceberg Alley was like “a big game of Space Invaders.”

For one thing, the team wasn’t sure how the submarines they planned to use would work in the deep water. However, as they started their 3,000-foot descent, those fears may have disappeared.

Although life is harsh and unforgiving above the Antarctic waves, there are an abundance of strange, almost otherworldly sea creatures beneath them. One dive team member said in a small square space out in the Atlantic; you’ll find more vast marine life than the entire Barrier Reef. However, there are several extraordinary explanations for this.

Sea snow is a natural matter that falls from the surface of the sea to the bottom. It transports energy and nutrients from sections of the waters that obtain sunshine to bodies of water that don’t, making it a vital resource of nutrition for deep-sea creatures.

And, as it turns out, the existence that flourishes in that place is some of the most bizarre you’ll ever see. The Antarctic Sunstar is one of the most peculiar creatures found by the team, but the explorers gave it a much more ominous name.

For starters, the Death Star may have up to 50 arms and grow to be larger than a hubcap. Small pincers act as a shield on their arms, and when something hits them, they clamp shut. Almost always, the poor victim is a roaming krill. And there’s another odd thing about this Sunstar.

Invertebrates like the Antarctic Sunstar have been at the top of the food chain as a result of this.

Moreover, swimming in the Antarctic is akin to gazing through a portal into what it was like in the oceans long before humans walked the Earth.

For starters, the blood carries proteins that serve as antifreeze to keep it from freezing. The blood is transparent, too, as it doesn’t need hemoglobin to transport oxygen throughout its body as we do.

In an interview, the scientist clarified that during these dives, they observed the daily lives of Antarctic deep-sea creatures, which helped the crew understand them much better than following samples obtained by traps or trawls from ships. “It’s also assisting us in determining if our existence is linked to this isolated and delicate ecosystem.”

Beyond the potential for scientific breakthroughs and a greater awareness of our environment, there’s something much more meaningful about visiting a remote place. Dr. Copley said, “What we’re doing now is an experiment in the purest sense.” “If we all participate in the discovery of our world, we will all feel a sense of responsibility for its future stewardship.

In the early 17th century, many Europeans began risking it all to search the Arctic for new trade routes, gold, and copper. Almost all who ventured out were not prepared for the dangers they would soon encounter and today there are the shipwrecks to prove it.

However, Marble Island’s popularity and traffic didn’t make it any less dangerous. Illness, shipwreck and scurvy claimed the lives of dozens, giving rise to the nickname “Dead Man’s Island”.

The mysterious part? No one knows what happened to the captain, the ships, or the crew that forced  them to seek refuge on Marble Island. The only one who holds the answers are the Arctic itself, and at the moment it’s not saying a word.

In the year 2014, the HMS Erebus was located through a combination of 21st century technology and Inuit oral history. This helped pinpoint the search site. The search to this day still continues for the HMS Terror.

A forensic examination later determined the men had died from severe lead poisoning. The cause? The solder on the canned provisions eaten during the expedition.

The ship became lodged in between large pieces of ice and was crushed. It sank to the bottom of the Barrow Strait in 1853 and is one of the most northerly of the shipwrecks in the Arctic. The entire crew was saved by their sister-ship the HMS Phoenix.

The water’s temperatures reached down to the negatives and because of this the ship essentially became a time capsule. A moment frozen in time.

The boarding party discovered the entire crew frozen solid. The captain was still seated at his table, pen in hand and log book before him. The last entry was November 1762, meaning the ship had been drifting for 13 years, completely untouched.

It is believed the ship may have completed its originally planned voyage through the Northwest Passage.  The eerie part? The crew was likely all deceased at that point so the ship made its voyage with no crew at the helm.

The Arctic, although beautiful, is also a cruel and unforgiving place. The shipwrecks and their crews who have lost their lives are a testament to this.