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China's ultra-deep boreholes

China is at the forefront of ultra-deep boreholes with the CCSD project and now the Shenditake 1

A drone photo of the Shenditake 1 borehole in the Taklimakan Desert in the Tarim Basin Credit: Xinhua/Li Xiang

A drone photo of the Shenditake 1 borehole in the Taklimakan Desert in the Tarim Basin Credit: Xinhua/Li Xiang

The drilling of ultra-deep boreholes is still a relatively new idea. The world's current deepest borehole is the Kola Superdeep Borehole. Reaching a depth of 12,262m, this borehole was drilled in Russia...

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