108: The Deepest Hole on Earth (with Bliss)

What is at the centre of the planet? Surprisingly… We have a really good idea but we’re still not 100% sure. Turns out it’s pretty hard to get to.

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References & Further Reading

1. http://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/story/20150306-journey-to-the-centre-of-earth/
2. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190503-the-deepest-hole-we-have-ever-dug#:~:text=This%20is%20the%20Kola%20Superdeep,of%20souls%20tortured%20in%20hell.
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150814-what-is-at-the-centre-of-earth
4. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926751-800-unknown-earth-what-is-at-the-centre-of-the-earth/
5. https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/what-is-at-earths-core/
6. https://www.livescience.com/new-earth-layer-solid-inner-core.html#:~:text=The%20liquid%20outer%20core%20starts,and%20a%20bit%20of%20nickel
7. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2020JB020545 
8. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ask-smithsonian-whats-deepest-hole-ever-dug-180954349/
9. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/EarthSci/people/lidunka/GEOL2014/Geophysics7%20-%20Deep%20Earth/Earth%20Structure.htm
10. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190503-the-deepest-hole-we-have-ever-dug

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