Breaking The Record
While the Lone Star Producing Company did not find what it was looking for, this was the deepest hole on the planet for five years. A borehole in Kola ended up setting a new record on June 6, 1979. Called SG-3, the nine-inches-wide hole penetrated a cool 39,000 feet into the crust as of 1983.
Breaking The Record
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After That Milestone
After the researchers made this milestone, the Kola Peninsula deep put down their tools temporarily. They stopped working on the site for a year so that other people could pay it a visit. Twelve months after that, they restarted the operation, only to experience a technical issue that made them stop.
After That Milestone
