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I suppose then it depends on how deep the ocean floor bed was below the ocean's surface where the Chikyu drilled that hole. If Nature is correct then it must ha
by wavefunction 7y ago
I suppose then it depends on how deep the ocean floor bed was below the ocean's surface where the Chikyu drilled that hole.
If Nature is correct then it must have been in a spot of at least 20,000 ft of ocean depth (30,000deepwater - ~10,000chikyuBelowTheSeaFloor).
- thaumasiotes 7y agoI think you're being overly generous to Nature. By my read, they just misinterpreted "deepest hole drilled offshore for scientific purposes" as "deepest hole drilled offshore for any purpose". The water depth was already cited in the top-level comment: > deepwater horizon drilled to 10,683 m in 1,259 m of water