2007-01-26 07:04:52 · 3 answers · asked by zeebetite 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The deepest man has traveled into the Earth would be in the South African diamond and gold mines. Currently the record stands at approximately 3585 meters deep, which barely scratches the surface of the Earth when you consider how thick the outer crust is.
More discoveries about the interior of the Earth are made by remote sensing, studying earthquakes, and the ocean drilling programs.
Ocean drilling (for geological purposes, not for oil) is more likely to tell us about the interior of the Earth because the crust under the oceans is much thinner than the crust under the continents. On April 6, 2005, the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (an international effort) announced that they had managed to drill into the lower part of the Earth's crust, the lithosphere.
2007-01-26 07:53:27 · answer #1 · answered by wdmc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would be the West Rand Diamond Mine in South Africa, 3,585 meters deep.
2007-01-26 08:48:04 · answer #2 · answered by chimpus_incompetus 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well thay find core that form the erth but we can,t go deeper
2007-01-29 11:03:49 · answer #3 · answered by scorpio king 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋