Geoscientists drilled more than 1 kilometer below the ocean's floor to collect an unprecedented amount of rock from the Earth's mantle.
states on its website."The Atlantis Massif offers a rare advantage to gain access to it, as it is comprised of mantle rocks that have been brought up closer to the surface through the process of ultra-slow seafloor spreading."
The research team, part of the International Ocean Discovery Program, originally set out to drill for clues to the origin of life – because the area's richness in hydrogen and organic material may have fueled the beginnings of life.– they did recover the deepest mantle rock ever, getting samples from as deep as 4,157 feet.
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